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NEW  YORK  STATE'S 

PROMINENT 

AND  PROGRESSIVE  MEN 


AN   ENCYCLOPEDIA  OF    CONTEMPORANEOUS 
BIOGRAPHY 


COMPILED  BY  MITCHELL  C.  HARRISON 


VOLUME  I 


I 


NEW  YORK  TRIBUNE 

1900 


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Uitornr^  or  Congress 

Two  Copies  Received 
AUG  IS  1900 

Cop)i,jiit  eirliy 

FIRSr  COR'. 

2nd  Copy  Delivered  to 

ORDER  DIVISION 

SEP    5    .JOO 


Copyright,  1900,  by 
The  Tribune  Association 


The  De  Vinne  Press 


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CONTENTS 

1 

Edward  Dean  Adams 3 

James  Waddel  Alexander 5 

Henry  B.  Anderson ^ 

Avery  De  Lano  Andrews '   '   "  q 

Cl.\rence  Degrand  Ashley 12 

John  Jacob  Astor ......■■  IS 

WiLLLUi  Astor ....  21 

William  Delavan  Baldwin "  93 

Williaji  Henry  Baldwin,  Jr 25 

Amzi  Lorenzo  Barber 27 

GeorCxE  Carter  Barrett '   '    '  09 

John  Richard  Bartlett .    .    .    .  33 

Henry  Rutgers  Beekman 35 

Henry  Bischoff,  Jr 37 

James  Armstrong  Blanchard '  g^ 

Cornelius  Newton  Bliss 42 

Emil  L.  Boas 44 

Fr-Vnk  Stuart  Bond 45 

Henry  Weller  Bookstaver 48 

Henry  Prosper  Booth 50 

Sdion  Borg 53 

Archer  Brown .55 

Alonzo  Norman  Burbank 58 

Samuel  Roger  Callaway 60 

Juan  Manuel  Ceballos ....  62 

William  Astor  Chanler '   '  gy 

Hugh  Joseph  Chisholm 70 

William  Bourke  Cockran r^^ 

WiLLL^M  Nathan  Cohen '...'.  74 

Bird  Sim  Coler 76 

Frank  W.  Coler 78 

William  Nichols  Coler,  Jr 80 

Washington  Everett  Connor     '         g2 

Henry  Harvey  Cook .    .    .      84 

Paul  Drennan  Cravath     .......      86 

George  Crocker    


CONTENTS 

Joseph  Francis  Daly 91 

Elliot  Danfoeth 93 

JuLiEN  Tappan  Davies 95 

William  Gilbert  Davies 97 

Charles  Willoughby  Dayton 100 

Henry  Wheeler  De  Forest 102 

Robert  Weeks  De  Forest 104 

Richard  Delafield 106 

Chauncey  Mitchell  Depew 108 

Theodore  Low  De  Vinne Ill 

Frederick  William  Devoe 113 

Watson  Bradley  Dickerman 115 

Edward  Nicoll  Dickerson 117 

James  B.  Dill 119 

Louis  F.  Doyle 1!^2 

Silas  Belden  Dutcher 124 

Amos  Richards  Eno 126 

John  H.  Flagler 128 

Charles  Ranlett  Flint 130 

Roswell  Pettibone  Flower 133 

Charles  A.  Gardiner 135 

Isaac  Edwin  Gates 137 

Edward  Nathan  Gibbs 139 

Theodore  Gilman 142 

Frank  J.  Gould 144 

George  J.  Gould 147 

Sanford  Shorter  Gowdey 149 

Jajies  Ben  Ali  Haggin 151 

N.  Wetmore  Halsey 155 

OLrvTiR  Harriman,  Jr 157 

George  B.  McClellan  Harvey 159 

Charles  Hathaway 161 

Daniel  Addison  Heald 164 

Arthur  Philip  Heinze 166 

F.  Augustus  Heinze 168 

James  Williaji  Hinkley 170 

Edward  H.  Hobbs 172 

Eugene  Augustus  Hoffm.\n 174 

F.  C.  HoLLiNS 176 

Harry  Bowley  Hollins 178 

John  Hone 180 

William  Butler  Hornblower 182 

Henry  Elias  Howland 184 

Colgate  Hoyt 186 

Thojias  Hamlin  Hubbard 188 

CoLLis  Potter  Huntington 191 

Clarence  Melville  Hyde 193 

Frederick  Erastus  Hyde 195 

Henry  Baldwin  Hyde 197 


CONTENTS 

199 
Darwin  R.  James ^^^ 

Walter  S.  Johnston 203 

James  Robert  Keene ^^g 

Elijah  Robinson  Kennedy 209 

Henry  Scanlan  Kerr 2ii 

Robert  Jackson  Kimball ^^^ 

William  F.  King 2i6 

Darwin  Pearl  Kingsley "i^^^ 

Percival  KiTHNE 220 

John  Campbell  Lath.\m 203 

Edward  Lauterbach 204 

Lysander  Walter  Lawrence 206 

James  D.  Layng q.^g 

J.  Edgar  Leaycraft 231 

David  Leventritt .233 

Adolph  Lewisohn 235 

Leonard  Lewisohn 237 

Edward  Victor  Loew ^gg 

Richard  Purdy  Lounsbery 241 

Edward  E.  McCall ^^g 

John  Augustine  McCall 245 

John  Jajies  McCook 243 

Thomas  Alexander  McIntyre     ^^^ 

John  Savage  McKeon     252 

Emerson  McMillin ^'^^ 

Clarence  Hungerford  Mackay ^.^ 

John  William  Mackay ^^g 

William  Mahl 2eo 

Sylvester  Malone "  ,-, 

Ebenezer  Sturges  Mason ;^g]J 

Warner  Miller i^gg 

Darius  ©gden  Mills 272 

John  Pierpont  Morgan ^  " 

Levi  Parsons  Morton ^^^ 

Robert  Prater  Munro ;^_g 

Walter  D.  Munson ^g^^ 

Lewis  Nixon 233 

M.  J.  O'Brien ^gg 

Daniel  O'Day ^^g 

Alexander  Ector  Orr ~]^^ 

Norton  Prentiss  Otis 293 

Francis  Asbury  Palmer ^^. 

Stephen  Squires  Palmer "  ' 

John  Edward  Parsons " 

Wn.LiAM  Frederick  Piel,  Jr ' 

WiNSLOW  Shelby  Pierce " 

Gilbert  Motier  Plympton ^^g 

Edward  Erie  Poor '  ^g 

Henry  William  Poor     


CONTENTS 

Henkt  Smallwood  Redmond ^^ 

Isaac  Leopold  Rice     ^j- 

Thomas  Gardiner  Ritch ^:|* 

William  H.  Robertson ^^ 

Charles  Francis  Roe ^^° 

Theodore  Roosevelt ^-^ 

Elihu  Root     ^^^ 

Harry  Godley  Runkle ^-^ 

Henry  Woodward  Sackett ^-° 

Russell  Sage      ,^ 

William  Salomon     ^^* 

Edward  William  Scott ^^» 

John  Marston  Scribner ^^° 

John  Ennis  Searles ^40 

Henry  Seibert ^^^ 

Henry  Seligman       ^*° 

Isaac  Newton  Seligman ^^^ 

Henry  Francis  Shoemaker 354 

Edward  Lyjian  Short 356 

Charles  Stewart  Smith 358 

De  Witt  Smith 360 

John  Sabine  Smith 363 

R.  A.  C.  Sshth 36o 

Frederick  Smyth 367 

Elbridge  Gerry  Snow 369 

George  Henry  Southard 371 


James  Speyer 


373 


John  William  Sterling 375 

Lispenard  Stewart 3<8 

William  Rhinelander  Stewart     380 


James  Stillman 


382 


Gage  Eli  Tarbell 38d 

Frank  Tilpord 387 

Charles  Whitney  Tillinghast 389 

Charles  Harrison  Tweed 391 

Cornelius  Vanderbilt 393 

Alfred  Van  Santvoord 396 

Aldace  Freeman  Walker 400 

John  Henry  Washburn ^02 

WiLLiAJi  lvY.s  Washburn 404 

William  Henry  Webb 406 

Charles  Whitman  Wetmore 408 

Charles  Whann 411 

Clarence  Whitman 414 

Stewart  Lyndon  Woodford 416 

A.  M.  Young 418 

George  Washington  Young 420 


PREFACE 

THE  history  of  a  modern  state  is  chiefly  the  history  of  its 
prominent  and  progressive  men.  Ancient  history  is  starred 
with  the  names  of  monarchs,  conquerors,  great  soldiers,  daring 
adventurers.  Only  a  few  great  names  in  industry,  commerce, 
and  professional  life  survive.  There  is  some  mention,  perhaps,  of 
the  vastness  of  the  multitude  that  composed  city  or  nation  ;  bvit 
of  those  who  really  leavened  the  lump  there  is  little.  The  mei"- 
chant  princes,  the  captains  of  industry,  the  practitioners  of  law, 
who  contributed  so  largely  to  the  greatness  and  glory  of  olden 
communities,  have  vanished  as  completely  from  the  record  as 
have  their  shops  from  the  forum  and  theu'  galleys  from  the  sea. 
The  latter-day  record  is  more  just.  Men  of  thought  and  men 
of  action  win  their  i^laces  as  surely  and  as  securely  as  those  who 
are  born  to  theirs.  The  truth  of  Emerson's  saying  is  more  and 
more  becoming  recognized,  that  "  the  true  test  of  civilization  is 
not  the  census,  nor  the  crops ;  no,  but  the  kind  of  man  the 
country  turns  out."  It  is  quality,  not  merely  quantity  or  nimi- 
bers,  that  counts.  There  are  to-day  plenty  of  men  of  political  or 
other  distinction,  or  of  vast  wealth,  known  to  the  world  for  the 
reason  of  those  conditions.  There  is  in  this  closing  year  of  the 
nineteenth  century  being  taken  in  the  United  States  a  census 
which  will  impressively  display  the  aggregated  greatness,  in 
numbers  and  in  wealth,  of  the  nation.  But  "  the  kind  of  man 
the  nation  turns  out " —  not  the  kind  of  President,  or  General,  or 
milhonaire  only,  but  the  kind  of  average,  every-day  man  in  busi- 


PREFACE 


ness,  commercial,  industrial,  or  professional  life  —  is  to  be  shown 
through  other  mediums  than  mere  statistics.  He  is  to  be  shown 
in  the  story  of  his  life. 

It  is  the  aim  of  the  present  work,  in  this  and  the  succeeding 
volumes,  to  set  forth  the  life-records  of  a  considerable  and  repre- 
sentative number  of  the  prominent  and  progressive  men  of  the 
Empu-e  State  of  the  American  Union.     They  are  chosen  from  all 
honorable  walks  of  life,  pubUc  and  private.     They  represent  all 
political  parties,  all  departments  of  industry  and  trade,  and  the 
various  learned  professions  which  fill  so  large  a  place  m  the  social 
economy  of  the  modern  community.     Some  of  them  are  in  afflu- 
ent and  some  in  moderate  financial  circumstances.      Some  of 
them  have  finished  or  are  finishing  their  life-works,  and  some  of 
them  are,  seemingly,  only  upon  the  thresholds  of  their  careers. 
There  is  no  intention  nor  attempt  to  choose  or  to  compose  a 
class,  save  as  native  abihty  and  achieved  leadership  in  affairs 
may  be  the  characteristics  of  a  class.     There  are  names  on  the 
roll  that  will  command  instant  recognition  ;  and  there  are  others 
that  may  have  in  these  pages  then-  first  introduction  to  the  gen- 
eral pubUc.     The  one  qualification  required,  which  will  be  found 
a  characteristic  of  all,  is  that  of  such  achievement  as  gives  fair 
title  to  prominence  or  to  a  repute  for  progress. 

A  work  of  this  kind  is  of  necessity  much  like  a  daily  newspaper 
m  at  least  one  respect.  It  deals  with  things  as  they  are  at  the 
moment  of  publication,  and  as  they  have  been  down  to  that  time. 
The  next  day  may  materially  alter  them.  Before  these  pages  are 
all  read  by  those  who  shall  read  them,  new  items  may  be  added 
to  many  a  record  which  will  be  missing  from  the  book.  The 
biographer  cannot  forecast  the  future.  He  can  do  nothing  more 
than  to  make  his  story  as  complete  as  possible  down  to  the  time 
when  he  lays  down  his  pen,  and  as  accurate  as  possible,  with  aU 
research   and  consultation  with  the  subjects  of  his  sketches. 


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EDWARD  DEAN  ADAMS 

EDWARD  DEAN  ADAMS,  as  his  name  might  indicate, 
comes  of  Pmitan  ancestry,  and  was  born  m  Boston,  on 
Anril  9  1846.  He  was  educated  at  Chauncey  HaU,  Boston  and 
Norwich  University,  Northfield,  Vermont,  being  giv^duated  from 
the  latter  in  1864.  After  two  years  of  travel,  chiefly  ^  Europe 
he  entered  the  banking  business,  and  has  snice  devoted  his  ii±e 
largely  to  financial  enterprises. 

His  first  engagement  was,  from  1866  to  1870,  as  bookkeeper 
and  cashier  for  a  firm  of  bankers  and  brokers  m  Boston  In 
1870  he  assisted  in  organizing  the  firm  of  Richardson  Hill  & 
Co  of  Boston,  and  remained  a  partner  m  it  until  lb/8.  men 
he  came  to  New  York  and  became  a  partner  m  the  old  and 
honored  banking  house  of  Winslow,  Lanier  &  Co  For  fifteen 
years  he  was  a  member  of  that  house,  and  with  it  participated 
in  many  of  the  most  important  government,  railway,  and  muni- 
cipal financial  negotiations  of  the  active  business  period  from 
1878  to  1893.  In  the  last-named  year  he  retired  fi'om  the  tuTn 
to  devote  his  attention  to  various  large  properties  m  which  lie 
had  become  individually  interested.  ^      ,  ,  -i 

While  in  the  firm  of  Winslow,  Lanier  &  Co.,  Mr.  Adams  paid 
especial  attention  to  railroad  construction  and  reorganization 
enterprises.  Thus  he  organized,  in  1882-83,  the  Northern  Pacific 
Terminal  Company,  and  became  its  president.  In  Ibbd  ne 
organized  the  St.  Paul  and  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company, 
provided  its  capital,  and  served  as  vice-president.  In  IbhD  ne 
organized  and  constructed  the  New  Jersey  Jimction  Railroad,  and 
planned  the  reorganization  of  the  New  York,  West  Shoi-e  and 
Buffalo  Railway,  the  New  York,  Ontario  and  Western  Railway, 
and  the  West  Shore  and  Ontario  Terminal  Company,  and  m  tne 

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following  year  his  plans  were  exactly  executed.  In  1887  he  res- 
cued the  New  Jersey  Central  Railroad  from  a  receivership,  and  in 
1888  marketed  the  new  issue  of  bonds  of  the  Philadelphia  and 
Reading  Raih-oad.  The  American  Cotton  Oil  Trust  was  rescued 
from  bankruptcy  by  him  in  1890,  and  in  that  same  year  he  be- 
came president  of  the  Cataract  Construction  Company,  at  Niagara 
Falls.  Finally,  in  1893,  he  became  chairman  of  the  reorganiza- 
tion committee  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad.  He  is  now  a 
prominent  officer  of  the  American  Cotton  Oil  Company,  the 
Cataract  Construction  Company,  the  Central  and  South  Ameri- 
can Telegraph  Company,  the  West  Shore  Railroad,  and  the  New 
Jersey  Central  Raih-oad. 

While  some  men  have  gained  prominence  and  fortune  as  "rail- 
road-wreckers," and  as  the  destroyers  of  other  enterprises  for 
their  selfish  gain,  it  has  been  Mr.  Adams's  happier  distinction  to 
save  industrial  enterprises  from  wreck,  and  to  restore  them  to 
prosperity.  Thus  he  saved  the  American  Cotton  Oil  Company 
from  what  seemed  certainly  impending  bankruptcy,  and  played 
a  leading  part  in  reorganizing  the  West  Shore  Railroad  Company, 
so  as  to  rescue  it  from  danger  and  make  it  the  substantial  concern 
it  now  is.  His  services  to  the  New  Jersey  Central  Raih-oad  Com- 
pany were  of  the  highest  order,  involving  the  taking  it  out  of 
a  receiver's  hands  and  putting  it  upon  its  present  solvent  and 
profitable  basis.  To  the  Philadelphia  and  Reading  Railroad 
Company,  and  to  more  than  a  few  others,  he  has  rendered  valu- 
able services  on  similar  lines.  It  has  been  his  business  mission 
to  build  rather  than  to  tear  down,  to  create  rather  than  to  de- 
stroy. This  admirable  feature  of  his  career  has  on  several  occa- 
sions been  formally  recognized  by  his  associates  and  by  those 
whose  interests  he  has  benefited. 

Mr.  Adams  was  married,  in  1872,  to  Miss  Fannie  A.  Gutter- 
son  of  Boston,  and  has  a  son  and  a  daughter.  He  is  promi- 
nently connected  with  the  National  Academy  of  Design,  Museum 
of  Natural  History,  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  American 
Fine  Arts  Society,  and  American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League,  Metropohtan,  City, 
Players',  Lawyers',  Tuxedo,  Riding,  and  GroUer  clubs,  and  the 
New  England  Society,  of  New  York,  and  the  Chicago  Club 
of  Chicago. 


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JAMES  WADDEL  ALEXANDER 

FOR  many  years  one  of  the  foremost  preachers,  teachers,  and 
writers  of  the  Presbyterian  Chm:'ch  in  the  United  States 
was  the  Rev.  Dr.  James  Waddel  Alexander,  who  was  pastor  of 
leading  churches  in  New  York  city  and  elsewhere,  a  professor 
in  Princeton  College,  editor  of  the  "  Presbyterian,"  and  author 
of  more  than  thirty  rehgious  books.  He  was  a  son  of  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Archibald  Alexander  of  Princeton  College,  and,  on  his 
mother's  side,  a  grandson  of  the  "  blind  preacher,"  James  Wad- 
del,  who  was  made  famous  by  Wilham  Wirt.  Dr.  Alexander 
married  Miss  Ehzabeth  C.  Cabell,  a  member  of  the  historic 
Virginia  family  of  that  name,  of  English  origin.  His  own 
family  was  of  Scotch-Irish  origin,  and  was  first  settled  in  this 
country  in  Virginia. 

James  Waddel  Alexander,  the  second  of  the  name,  was  born 
to  the  fore-mentioned  couple  at  Princeton,  New  Jersey,  on  July 
19,  1839,  his  father  being  at  that  time  professor  of  rhetoric  and 
belles-lettres  at  the  college  there.  He  was  educated  at  home 
and  in  various  preparatory  schools,  and  finally  at  Princeton  Col- 
lege, being  in  the  third  generation  of  his  family  identified  with 
that  institution.  On  the  completion  of  his  academic  course  he 
adopted  the  law  as  his  profession,  and,  after  due  study,  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  New  York  bar  and  entered  upon  practice  in  this 
city.  He  was  a  partner  in  the  fii*m  of  Cummins,  Alexander  & 
Green. 

In  the  year  1866  Mr.  Alexander  became  actively  identified 
with  the  vast  business  of  life-insurance.  He  had  already  paid 
much  attention  to  it  in  a  professional  way,  and  was  particularly 
attracted  to  it  through  the  fact  that  his  uncle,  William  C.  Alex- 
ander, was  president  of  the  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society  of 

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New  York,  one  of  the  foremost  institutions  of  the  kind  in  the 
world.  In  1866,  then,  he  hecame  secretaiy  of  the  Equitable,  and 
thereafter  gave  to  that  great  corporation  a  large  share  of  his  labor 
and  thought,  with  mutually  profitable  results.  His  aptitude  for 
the  business  showed  itself,  and  was  recognized  presently  in  his 
promotion  to  the  office  of  second  vice-president.  From  that 
place  he  was  again  promoted  to  the  oflSce  of  vice-president, 
which  he  still  occupies  with  eminent  satisfaction.  To  his  earnest 
labors  and  far-seeing  and  jucUcious  pohcj^,  in  conjunction  with 
those  of  his  associates,  is  largely  due  the  unsurpassed  prosperity 
of  the  Equitable. 

But  Mr.  Alexander  has  not  permitted  even  that  great  corpo- 
ration to  monopohze  his  attention.  He  has  found  time  and 
strength  to  look  after  various  other  business  affairs,  some  of 
them  of  the  highest  importance.  He  is  thus  a  du-ector  of  the 
Delaware  and  Hudson  Canal  Company,  of  the  Mercantile  Trust 
Company,  and  of  the  Western  National  Bank,  of  this  city. 

Mr.  Alexander  has  held  no  pohtical  office,  and  has  not  figured 
conspicuously  in  party  management.  He  has  long  taken,  how- 
ever, a  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  State  and  nation,  as  a 
citizen  loyally  and  intelligently  fulfilhng  the  duties  of  citizen- 
ship. He  has  ever  been  a  loyal  son  of  his  Alma  Mater,  the  great 
university  with  which  his  father  and  his  gi"andfather  were  so 
conspicuously  identified,  and  has  given  to  Princeton  ungrudg- 
ingly, and  to  excellent  purpose,  his  time,  his  labor,  his  means, 
and  his  influence. 

Mr.  Alexander  is  at  the  present  time  president  of  the  Univer- 
sity Club,  and  a  member  of  the  Century,  Metropolitan,  University, 
Athletic,  Lawyers',  and  Princeton  clubs,  of  New  York.  He 
was  married,  in  1864,  to  Elizabeth  Beasley  of  Elizabeth,  New 
Jersey,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  Wilhamson,  formerly  Chancellor 
of  the  State  of  New  Jersey.  They  have  three  childi-en,  as  follows : 
Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  W.  Alexander,  the  well-known  artist, 
now  resident  in  Paris,  Fx-ance ;  Henry  Mai-tyn  Alexander,  Jr.,  a 
prominent  lawyer,  of  the  fimi  of  Alexander  &  Colby,  of  New 
York ;  and  Frederick  Beasley  Alexander,  who  is  at  this  time  (1900) 
an  imdergraduate  at  Princeton  University,  in  the  fourth  genera- 
tion of  his  family  in  that  venerable  seat  of  learning. 


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HENRY  B.   ANDERSON 

THE  name  of  Anderson  is  evidently  derived  from  Andrew's 
son,  or  the  son  of  Andrew,  and  as  St.  Andrew  is  the  patron 
saint  of  Scotland,  we  may  expect  to  find  those  who  bear  this 
name  to  be  of  Scottish  ancestry.  Such,  at  any  rate,  is  the  fact 
concerning  Henry  Burrall  Anderson.  His  line  is  to  be  traced 
centuries  back,  among  the  men  who  made  Scotland  the  sturdy, 
enlightened,  and  liberty-loving  land  it  is.  In  colonial  days  some 
of  its  members  came  to  this  country  and  established  themselves 
in  New  England,  where  they  contributed  no  small  measure  to 
the  growth  of  the  colonies  and  then-  ultimate  development  into 
States  and  members  of  this  nation. 

The  branch  of  the  family  with  which  we  are  now  concerned 
was  settled  several  generations  ago  in  Maine.  Two  generations 
ago  the  Rev.  Ruf us  Anderson  was  one  of  the  foremost  divines  of 
that  commonwealth.  His  home  was  at  North  Yarmouth.  He 
was  an  alumnus  of  Dartmoutli  College,  and  a  man  of  rare 
scholarship  and  culture.  For  thirty-foiu'  years  he  was  secretary 
of  the  American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions, 
and  for  a  much  longer  period  than  that  he  was  noted  as  a  trav- 
eler, writer,  lectui-er,  and  preacher.  He  died  in  1880,  as  full  of 
honors  as  of  years. 

A  son  of  the  Rev.  Rufus  Anderson  was  Henry  Hill  Anderson. 
He  was  bom  in  the  city  of  Boston  in  1827.  He  was  educated  at 
Wilhams  College,  and  was  graduated  there  in  the  class  of  1848. 
Selecting  the  law  as  his  profession,  he  came  to  New  York  city 
to  study  it  and  afterward  to  engage  in  the  practice  of  it.  For 
many  years  he  was  one  of  the  foremost  members  of  the  New 
York  bar,  and  was  prominent  in  other  business  matters  and  in 
social  affairs.     He  was  one  of  the  founders,  and  for  nine  years 

5 


6  HENEY    B,    ANDERSON 

the  first  president,  of  the  University  Club  of  New  York.  He 
married  Miss  Sarah  B.  Burrall,  a  daughter  of  William  P.  Bm-raU 
of  Hartford,  Connecticut,  and  made  his  home  in  Gramercy  Park 
New  York  city.     He  died  at  York  Harbor,  Maine,  in  1896. 

The  eldest  son  of  Henry  Hill  Anderson  was  born  in  this  city 
in  1863,  and  was  named,  after  his  parents,  Henry  Burrall  Ander- 
son. After  a  careful  preparation  he  was  sent  to  Yale  University, 
and  was  graduated  there  in  the  class  of  1885.  Following  the 
example  of  his  father,  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  legal  pro- 
fession, and  came  to  this  city  to  study  for  it.  In  due  time  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Anderson,  Howland  &  Mm-ray,  of  which  his  father  was  the  head. 
His  attention  has  since  been  given  with  marked  earnestness  to 
the  practice  of  his  profession,  and  in  it  he  has  already  achieved 
marked  success,  with  ample  promise  of  succeeding  to  his  father's 
conspicuous  rank. 

Mr.  Anderson  has  not  yet  held  pohtical  office  of  any  kind, 
though  he  takes  an  earnest  interest  in  all  that  shoidd  concern  a 
loyal  citizen.  He  is  a  member  of  the  University  Club,  of  which 
his  father  was  first  president,  and  also  of  the  New  York  and 
City  clubs.  He  is  married  to  Marie,  daughter  of  Joseph  La- 
rocque,  the  eminent  New  York  lawyer. 

Leaving  the  old  family  home  on  Gramercy  Park,  he  has  moved 
up-town  to  East  Fifty-seventh  Street,  and  there  founded  a  new 
home  of  his  own.  His  summer  residence  is  in  the  delightful 
suburb  of  Great  Neck,  Long  Island. 

It  may  be  added  that  his  two  younger  brothers,  WiUiam 
Burrall  Anderson  and  Chandler  P.  Anderson,  foUowed  him  at 
Yale,  in  the  classes  of  1886  and  1887  respectively,  and  then  came 
on  to  New  York  and  engaged  likewise  in  the  practice  of  law. 
They  are  both  members  of  the  University  Club,  perpetuating  in 
that  organization  the  name  and  memory  of  its  first  president, 
and  the  elder  of  them  abides  at  the  old  home  on  Gramercy  Park' 


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AYERY  DE  LANO  ANDREWS 

HANNIBAL     ANDREWS,    merchant,    of    St.    Lam-ence 
County,  New  York,  was  of  Englisli   stock,  &st   settled 
in  this  country  in  Vermont.     His  wife,  Haniet  De  Lano,  was,  as 
her  name   indicates,    of   French    descent,   her  first   American 
ancestor  having  heen  Phihp  de  la  Noye,  who  landed  m  New 
England  in  1621,  and  Captain  Jonathan  De  Lano  of  New  Bed- 
ford, Massachusetts,   having  been  her  gTandfather.     To   them 
was  horn  at  Massena,  St.  Lawrence  County,  New  York,  on  April 
4    1861,  a  son,  to  whom  they  gave  the  name  of  Avery  De  Lano 
Andrews.     They  sent  him  to  the  local  Union  Free  School  for  a 
time,  and  then  he  became  clerk  in  a  village  store.     Next  he  was, 
while  under  sixteen  years  of  age,  sole  proprietor  of  a  smaH  job 
printing-oface,  the  only  one  within  a  radius  of  ten  miles      In 
1881-82  he  attended  WiUiston  Seminary,  at  Easthampton,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  then  (1882)  secured  an  appointment  to  a  cadet- 
ship  at   West  Point  by  passing  a  competitive  examination  at 
Ogdensburg,  ordered  by  the  Hon.  Amasa  X.  Parkei- 

Mr  Andi-ews  was  graduated  at  West  Point  m  1886,  as  No.  14 
in  a  class  of  seventy-seven  members,  and  on  July  1  of  that  year 
was  commissioned  as  second  heutenant  in  the  Fifth  Regiment 
of  United  States  Ai-tillery.  He  served  in  that  capacity  until 
September,  1889,  when  he  was  ordered  to  Washmgton  as  an 
aide-de-camp  to  Lieutenant-General  Schofield,  commanding  the 
United  States  army,  and  filled  that  place  imtil  shortly  before 
November,  1893,  when  he  resigned  his  commission  and  retm-ned 
to  civil  hfe.  He  had  been  made  first  heutenant  on  November 
28  1892  While  stationed  at  Washington  he  found  time  to  pur- 
sue an  evening  law  course  at  the  Columbian  University  there, 
and  then,  in  1891-93,  at  the  New  York  Law  School  m  this  city, 


AVEKY    DE    LANO    ANDREWS 


in  whicli  latter  school  he  was  a  prize  tutor  in  1892-94.  After 
resigning  from  the  army  he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  the 
legal  profession  in  this  city,  in  the  firm  of  Wells  &  Andrews, 
with  which  he  is  still  connected.  He  is  general  counsel  for 
the  Barber  Asphalt  Paving  Company,  the  National  Contracting 
Company,  and  several  other  large  corporations. 

Mr.  Andrews  was,  when  only  thu-ty  years  of  age,  appointed 
by  Mayor  Strong  a  pohce  commissioner  of  New  York  city  and 
served  m  that  office  from  February  13,  1895,  to  January  1  1898 
being  treasm-er  of  the  department  while  Colonel  Eoosevelt  was 
president.  His  performance  of  the  duties  of  the  commissioner- 
ship  was  of  the  most  admu-able  character,  entitling  him  to  the 
gratitude  of  the  city. 

Mr  Anch-ews's  mihtary  career  did  not  end  with  his  resignation 

1  nTono'  '*^  ^*f  *""  ""'^"^y-     ^^  ^^'  appointed,  on  November 

10,  1893^  major  and  engineer  on  the  staff  of  General  Fitzgerald 
of  the  First  Brigade,  National  Guard  of  New  York,  and  served 
until  February  2,  1898.  On  March  21,  1898,  he  became  com- 
mander of  Squadron  A,  N.  G.  N.  Y.,  the  famous  cavaby  organi- 
zation of  New  York  city.  On  the  outbreak  of  the  war  with 
Spam  his  services  were  tendered  to  the  national  government, 
and  from  May  9,  1898,  he  was  Heutenant-eolonel  of  United  States 

l'lZ%Tl'  ?i  T'7  \^^^^^  ^'  ^^^^"^^  adjutant-general 
of  the  State  of  New  York  and  chief  of  staff  to  Governor  Roose- 
velt, with  the  rank  of  brigadier-general. 

Mr.  Andi-ews  is  a  member  of  the  Centmy,  University,  Law- 
yers, Reform,  and  Church  clubs,  and  the  Bar  Association  of 
New  York,  the  Army  and  Navy  Club  of  Washington,  and  the 
Fort  Orauge  Club  of  Albany.  He  was  married,  o^n  Governoi^: 
Island,  Ne^  lork  on  September  27,  1888,  to  Miss  Mary  Camp- 
bell Schofield,  only  daughter  of  Lieutenant-General  Schofield, 
U .  S.  A.  They  have  now  two  children,  Schofield  Andi-ews,  aged 
nine  years,  and  De  Lano  Andrews,  aged  five. 


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CLARENCE  DEGRAND  ASHLEY 

N  sccarcely  any  respect  is  New  York  city  more  the  metropolis 
_  of  the  nation  than  in  that  of  law.  Hither  flock  aspiring 
practitioners  from  all  parts  of  the  land,  hoping  to  win  distinction 
in  practice  in  the  courts,  as  well  as  fortime  in  profitable  practice. 
Nowhere  is  the  competition  keener,  nowhere  are  the  require- 
ments of  siiccess  greater,  and  nowhere  is  the  success  to  be 
attained  more  marked  than  here.  To  this  city,  too,  come  hosts 
of  young  men  to  study  law  and  gain  admission  to  the  bar.  They 
find  here  several  great  schools  of  world-wide  reputation,  besides 
the  opportunities  of  private  study  in  innumerable  offices.  Of 
these  schools  none  is  more  widely  or  more  favorably  known  than 
that  of  New  York  University.  This  institution  was  planned  in 
1836  by  the  Hon.  Benjamin  F.  Butler,  Attorney-General  of  the 
United  States,  though  its  full  organization  was  delayed  until 
1859.  Associated  with  it  as  professors  and  lecturers  have  been 
many  of  the  most  eminent  lawyers  of  the  last  half -century,  and 
from  its  halls  have  emerged,  diploma  in  hand,  a  veritable  army 
of  practitioners,  including  a  goodly  share  of  those  now  most  dis- 
tinguished at  the  bar  of  this  and  other  States. 

The  present  head  of  the  university  faculty  of  law  is  a  man 
well  worthy  of  his  distinguished  predecessors.  He  comes  of 
Puritan  ancestry.  His  forefathers  on  both  sides  of  the  family 
came  from  England  and  settled  in  Massachusetts  soon  after  the 
foundation  of  the  latter  colony,  and  were  through  many  genera- 
tions conspicuously  and  honorably  identified  with  the  develop- 
ment of  the  New  England  States.  At  the  middle  of  the  present 
century  there  were  living  in  the  ancient  Puritan  city  of  Boston 
one  Ossian  DooKttle  Ashley  and  Harriet  Ameha  Ashley,  his 
wife.      Mr.  Ashley  is  well  known  as  a  successful  financier  and  as 

9 


10  CLAEENCE    DEGKAND    ASHLEY 

a  wi-iter  upon  financial  and  other  topics,  and  has  been  for  many 
years  president  of  the  Wabash  Raih'oad  Company.  To  them 
was  born,  on  July  4,  1851,  in  then-  Boston  home,  the  subject  of 
this  sketch. 

Clarence  Degrand  Ashley  received  a  typical  New  England 
education.  After  some  prehminary  instruction  in  New  York 
city,  whither  his  parents  had  moved  in  1858,  he  was  sent  to 
the  famous  Phillips  Academy,  at  Andover,  Massachusetts,  and 
thence  to  Yale.  From  the  latter  university  he  was  graduated 
in  1873.  He  had  then  decided  upon  his  profession,  and  in  order 
to  make  his  preparation  for  the  practice  of  it  as  thorough  as  pos- 
sible he  went  to  Germany,  where  he  devoted  special  attention  to 
the  German  language  and  at  the  same  time  entered  the  Univer- 
sity of  Berlin,  pursuing  courses  in  Roman  Law  for  two  years. 
He  then  retiu*ned  to  his  home  in  New  York,  and  continued  his 
studies,  both  in  school  and  in  an  of&ce.  The  latter  was  the  office 
of  Messrs.  Scudder  &  Carter.  The  fonner  was  the  Law  School 
of  Columbia  College.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  York 
in  1879,  and  the  next  year  was  graduated  from  Columbia  Law 
School  with  its  degree. 

He  now  entered  upon  the  practice  of  the  profession  in  this 
city,  in  partnership  with  Mr.  WiUiam  A.  Keener,  under  the  firm- 
name  of  Ashley  &  Keener.  It  is  interesting  to  observe  that 
Mr.  Keener  has  since  become  the  dean  of  the  Columbia  Law 
School,  as  Mr.  Ashley  has  of  the  university  school.  A  few 
years  later  Mr.  Ashley  became  a  member  of  the  fii-m  of  Dixon, 
Williams  &  Ashley,  the  senior  member  being  a  brother  of  the 
United  States  Senator  of  that  name  from  Rhode  Island.  Upon 
the  death  of  Mr.  Dixon  in  1891  the  firm  was  reorganized  under 
the  style  of  Williams  &  Ashley.  In  the  affairs  of  these  firms 
Mr.  Ashley  was  always  an  active  and  potent  factor,  and  he  par- 
ticipated in  many  important  htigations.  In  1898  Mr.  Ashley 
became  associated  with  a  new  finn,  under  the  style  of  Ashley, 
Emley  &  Rubino,  and  is  still  actively  engaged  in  practice  with 
that  fii-m  as  its  senior  partner  and  general  counsel.  As  such  he 
constantly  advises  in  important  corporation  and  railroad  matters. 
Among  his  many  chents  are,  or  have  been,  the  estates  of  the  late 
Samuel  J.  Tilden,  Wilham  B.  Ogden,  and  Courtlandt  Palmer, 
and  the  eminent  statesman  Galusha  A.  Grow  of  Pennsylvania, 


OLABENCE    DEGRAND    ASHLEY  11 

whom  during  six  years  of  litigation  he  successfully  defended 
against  an  attempt  to  invahdate  his  title  to  valuable  coal  prop- 
erty in  Pennsylvania,  formerly  owned  by  the  Brady's  Bend  Iron 
Company.  He  successfully  contested  the  sale  imder  foreclosure 
of  the  mining  property  at  Houghton,  Michigan,  belonging  to  the 
Centennial  Mining  Company,  and  after  several  months  of  severe 
contest  succeeded  in  bringing  about  a  compromise  whereby  the 
rights  of  the  stock-holders  were  preserved  and  the  company  reor- 
ganized upon  its  present  strong  basis.  He  has  also  for  many 
years  represented  the  Wabash  Raih-oad  Company  in  Htigation, 
and  advised  that  company  upon  many  important  questions. 
These  are  a  few  of  the  many  matters  of  active  practice  which 
have  occupied  Mr.  Ashley  for  years.  It  was  not,  however,  his 
purpose  to  confine  his  activities  entirely  to  the  work  of  any  law 
office,  no  matter  how  extended.  His  tastes  were  academic,  and 
he  soon  began  planning  the  estabhshment  of  a  great  school  of  law. 

His  plans  were  reahzed  in  1891,  when  the  Metropolis  Law 
School  was  founded.  Of  that  admirable  institution  he  was  not 
only  one  of  the  organizers,  but  also  one  of  its  chief  instructors, 
a  member  of  its  board  of  trustees  and  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee. For  several  years  he  did  excellent  work  there,  and  the 
school  flourished.  It  held  sessions  in  the  evenings,  thus  afford- 
ing facilities  for  study  to  many  young  men  who  were  of  neces- 
sity otherwise  employed  dimng  the  day. 

But  a  few  years  later,  and  simultaneously,  the  Metropohs  Law 
School  inclined  toward  absoi-ption  into  the  New  York  University, 
and  New  York  University  decided  upon  such  reorganization  of 
its  Law  School  as  should  bring  the  latter  vmder  university  direc- 
tion. The  natural  and  praiseworthy  result  was  the  consolidation 
of  the  two  schools  under  the  university  head.  Mr.  Ashley  was 
made  vice-dean,  and  head  of  the  evening  department,  a  feature 
retained  from  the  Metropolis  School.  This  was  m  the  spring  of 
1895.  A  year  later  Dr.  Austin  Abbott,  the  dean  of  the  univer- 
sity school,  died,  and  on  September  16,  1896,  Mr.  Ashley  was 
elected  to  succeed  him. 

In  1895  New  York  University  confeiTcd  upon  liim  the  honor- 
aiy  degree  of  LL.  M.,  and  in  June,  1898,  he  received  the  degree 
of  LL.  D.  from  Miami  University. 


JOHN  JACOB  ASTOR 


THERE  is  probably  no  name  in  America  more  tboronghly 
identified  in  the  popular  mind — and  rightly  so — with  the 
possession  and  inteUigeut  use  of  great  wealth  than  that  of  Astor. 
For  four  generations  the  family  which  bears  it  has  been  fore- 
most among  the  rich  families  of  New  York,  not  only  in  size  of 
fortune,  but  in  generous  public  spirit  and  in  all  those  elements 
that  make  for  permanence  and  true  worth  of  fame.  The  build- 
ing up  of  a  great  fortune,  the  estabhshment  of  a  vast  business, 
the  giving  of  a  name  to  important  places  and  institutions,  the 
liberal  endowment  of  libraries,  asylums,  hospitals,  churches, 
schools,  and  what  not,  the  administration  on  a  peculiarly  gener- 
ous system  of  a  large  landed  estate  in  the  heart  of  the  metropolis 
— these  are  some  of  the  titles  of  the  Astor  family  to  remembrance. 
It  was  a  John  Jacob  Astor  who  founded  the  family  in  this 
country  and  made  it  great.  In  each  generation  since,  that  name 
has  been  preserved,  and  to-day  is  borne  by  its  foiu-th  holder. 
The  present  John  Jacob  Astor  is  the  son  of  Wilham  Astor,  who 
was  the  son  of  William  B.  Astor,  who  was  the  son  of  the  first 
John  Jacob  Astor.  He  is  also  descended  from  Oloff  Stevenson 
Van  Cortlandt,  who  was  the  last  Dutch  Burgomaster  of  New 
Amsterdam  before  the  British  took  it  and  made  it  New  York ; 
from  Colonel  John  Armstrong,  one  of  the  heroes  of  the  French 
and  Indian  War ;  and  from  Robert  Livingston,  who  received  by 
royal  grant  the  famous  Livingston  Manor,  comprising  a  large 
part  of  Columbia  and  Dutchess  counties,  New  York.  He  was 
born  at  his  father's  estate  of  Femchff,  near  Rhinebeck,  on  the 
Hudson,  on  July  13, 1864,  and  was  educated  at  St.  Paul's  School, 
Concord,  New  Hampshire,  and  Harvard  University.  He  was 
graduated  at  Harvard  in  the  scientific  class  of  1888,  and  then 


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'iiu-oh  Astor.     He  is  also  desce: 

Cortlandt,  who  was  the  last  Du  lei  of  Isew 

>rdara  before  thp  British  took  i^  New  York; 

Ia  !<  nd  John  •       ST,  one  of  tiie  heroes  of  the  French 

':  ij'Vi  W  ur:  n,j  .obert  Living.^ton,  who  reee^^-  :^  ^  - 

rant  ihi^  famous  Livinjrston  Man'^r,  oomprisine 

• -inmbia  ar  '  -    -  ounties,  ^'        ^  ^  iio  was 

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■Tilly  13.  ,va.s  educated  at  Bi.  Paiu  s  School, 

v  Han..  ud  Harvard  University.      He  was 

^^rvard  m  the  scientific  class  of  1888,  and  then 

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JOHN    JACOB    ASTOR  13 

spent  some  time  in  travel  and  study  abroad.  He  had  already 
made  extended  tours  through  the  United  States,  from  New 
England  to  the  Pacific  coast.  His  subsequent  travels  have 
taken  him  into  nearly  every  European  and  South  American 
country,  and  he  has  not  been  content  to  follow  merely  the 
ordinary  route  of  travel,  but  has  made  for  himself  new  and 
interesting  itineraries. 

Upon  his  return  to  his  native  land  Mr.  Astor  entered  upon 
the  manifold  duties  of  a  good  citizen  with  whole-hearted  energy. 
He  first  familiarized  himself  with  the  details  of  his  own  busi- 
ness, the  management  of  his  great  estate.  That,  in  itself,  was  a 
gigantic  undertaking,  but  it  was  performed  by  him  with  thor- 
oughness. He  also  proceeded  to  improve  his  estate  by  the  erec- 
tion of  various  fine  new  buildings,  which  are  at  once  a  source  of 
revenue  to  him  and  an  ornament  to  the  city.  He  did  not  seek 
to  avoid  even  the  petty  but  often  onerous  duties  of  a  juryman  in 
the  local  courts,  but  in  that  and  other  ways  showed  himself 
willing  to  assume  all  the  bm'dens,  great  and  small,  of  an  Ameri- 
can citizen.  He  entered  into  business  relations  with  various 
entei-prises,  becoming  a  director  of  such  institutions  as  the 
National  Park  Bank,  the  Title  Guaranty  and  Trust  Company, 
the  Mercantile  Trust  Company,  the  Plaza  Bank,  the  Illinois  Cen- 
tral Railroad,  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company,  the  Equi- 
table Life  Assurance  Society,  the  New  York  Life  Insurance  and 
Trust  Company,  the  Astor  National  Bank,  etc. 

From  an  early  age  Mr.  Astor  manifested  a  decided  inclination 
toward  literary  and  scientific  work.  While  at  St.  Paul's  School 
he  was  the  contributor  of  numerous  articles  of  merit  to  academic 
publications.  In  1894  he  published  a  volume  entitled  "  A  Jour- 
ney in  Other  Worlds :  A  Romance  of  the  Future."  In  this  he 
dealt  with  the  operations  of  a  new  force,  styled  "apergy,"  the 
reverse  of  gravitation.  He  adopted  the  theory  that  the  conquest 
of  natiu'e  would  be  —  or  actually  had  been  —  so  far  achieved  that 
man  had  become  master  of  the  elemental  forces  of  the  universe. 
Thus  air  navigation  had  become  a  practical  agency  of  communi- 
cation and  transportation.  Nor  was  navigation  confined  to  our 
ordinary  atmosphere.  His  daring  voyagers  traversed  the  inter- 
planetary spaces,  and  visited  Jupiter  as  easily  as  we  now  cross 
the  Atlantic.    They  found  in  the  distant  planets  strange  and  lux- 


14  JOHN    JACOB    ASTOK 

uriant  life,  with  singing  flowers,  extraordinary  reptiles,  spiders 
three  hundred  feet  long,  railroad  trains  running  three  hundred 
miles  an  hour,  and,  most  marvelous  of  all,  great  cities  with  clean 
streets  and  good  government.  This  remarkable  literary  and 
philosophical  extravaganza  atti'acted  much  attention,  and  was 
much  praised  by  competent  critics  for  its  excellence  of  style,  as 
well  as  for  its  daring  imagination.  It  ran  through  many  edi- 
tions here  and  also  in  England,  and  was  published  in  France  in 
translation. 

Mr.  Astor  has  long  taken  an  active  interest  in  military  affairs, 
and  his  appointment  as  a  colonel  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Morton, 
in  1895,  was  recognized  as  a  most  fitting  one.  In  that  office  he 
did  admirable  service,  and  identified  himself  with  the  best  inter- 
ests of  the  State  troops.  But  a  far  more  important  service  was 
before  him.  At  the  very  outbreak  of  the  Spanish -American 
War,  on  April  25,  1898,  Mr.  Astor  visited  Washington,  had  an 
interview  with  the  President,  and  offered  his  services  in  any 
capacity  in  which  he  might  be  useful  to  the  nation.  At  the 
same  time  he  made  a  free  offer  of  his  fine  steam-yacht,  the 
Nournialial,  for  the  use  of  the  Navy  Department.  The  latter 
offer  was  dechned  with  thanks,  after  due  consideration,  the  navy 
officers  not  finding  the  yacht  exactly  available  for  their  pm-poses. 
The  tender  of  personal  services  was  gratefully  accepted,  and  on 
May  13,  1898,  Mr.  Astor  was  appointed  an  inspector-general  in 
the  army,  with  the  rank  of  heutenant-colonel.  For  the  duties 
of  this  place  his  former  experience  on  the  staff  of  Governor 
Morton  gave  him  especial  fitness.  On  May  15  he  went  on  duty 
on  the  staff  of  Major-General  Breckinridge,  inspector-general, 
his  first  work  being  a  tour  of  inspection  of  the  military  camps 
which  had  been  established  in  the  South. 

In  that  occupation  Colonel  Astor  found  plenty  of  work,  much 
of  it  of  a  by  no  means  pleasant  character ;  but  he  performed  aU  .of 
it  with  the  zeal  and  thoroughness  that  have  been  characteristic 
of  him  in  all  his  undertaldngs.  There  was  no  attempt  to  play 
the  part  of  "gentleman  soldier."  The  distinctions  of  wealth 
and  social  rank  were  laid  aside  at  the  call  of  the  fatherland,  and 
the  millionaire  became  the  unconventional  comrade  of  every 
man,  rich  or  poor,  who  was  loyally  fighting  for  the  old  flag. 

After  some  weeks  of  duty  in  the  United  States,  Colonel  Astor 


JOHN    JACOB    ASTOR  15 

was  ordered  to  Tampa  and  to  Cuba  with  the  first  army  of  in- 
vasion, and  did  admirable  service.  He  served  with  bravery  .and 
efficiency  during  the  battles  and  siege  of  Santiago,  and  was  rec- 
ommended for  promotion  by  his  chief,  General  Shaffer.  He 
fell  a  victim  to  the  malarial  fever  that  prevailed  there,  but  his 
robust  constitution  brought  him  safely  through  an  ordeal  which 
proved  fatal  to  many  of  his  comrades.  After  the  surrender  of 
Santiago  he  was  sent  to  Washington  as  the  bearer  of  important 
despatches  and  other  documents  to  the  President.  At  Tampa, 
on  July  27,  he  and  his  fellow-travelers  were  stopped  by  the  State 
sanitary  authorities  and  ordered  into  quarantine  for  a  few  days. 
Colonel  Astor  took  it  philosophically,  as  one  of  the  incidents  of 
the  campaign,  disregarding  the  personal  discomfort,  and  only  re- 
gretting the  delay  in  placing  before  the  President  the  informa- 
tion with  which  he  was  charged.  Finally  the  quarantine  was 
raised,  and  Colonel  Astor  proceeded  to  Washington  and  delivered 
his  message,  and  was  enabled  to  do  some  valuable  work  for  the 
War  Department. 

On  August  11,  the  day  before  the  formal  signing  of  the  j^roto- 
col  of  peace,  but  after  the  war  was  practically  ended  and  the 
immediate  restoration  of  peace  was  fully  assured.  Colonel  Astor 
went  on  a  fru-lough  to  his  home  at  Fern  cliff,  and  was  enthu- 
siastically welcomed  by  his  friends  and  neighbors  of  Rhinebeck 
and  all  the  country  round. 

Worthy  of  record,  also,  is  his  gift  to  the  government  of  the 
Astor  Battery.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  war  he  offered  to  recruit 
and  fully  equip  at  his  own  expense  a  battery  of  light  artillery. 
The  offer  was  officially  accepted  by  the  government  on  May  26. 
The  next  day  recruiting  was  begim.  Volunteers  flocked  in  with 
enthusiasm.  On  May  30  drill  was  begun.  The  next  day  saw 
the  battery  complete,  with  one  hundred  and  two  men  and  six 
twelve-pound  Hotchkiss  guns.  The  total  cost  of  it  to  Colonel 
Astor  was  about  seventy-five  thousand  dollars.  After  spending 
some  time  in  drilling,  the  battery  was  sent  across  the  continent 
to  San  Francisco  and  thence  to  Manila,  where  it  arrived  in  time 
to  take  part  in  the  operation  against  that  city  and  in  its  final 
capture  on  August  13.  The  guns  used  by  this  battery  were  im- 
ported from  England,  and  were  the  best  of  their  kind  to  be  had  in 
the  world.    The  uniforms  worn  by  the  soldiers  were  of  the  famous 


16  JOHN    JACOB    ASTOB 

yellow-brown  khaki  cloth,  such  as  is  worn  by  British  soldiers  in 
tropical  countries.  It  was  light  in  texture,  cool  and  comfortable, 
and  in  all  respects  admirable  for  the  purpose.  The  soldiers  also 
had  regular  service  uniforms,  of  blue  cloth  with  scarlet  facings. 
Colonel  Astor's  immediate  connection  with  the  battery  ceased 
when  he  had  paid  the  heavy  bills  for  its  organization  and  equip- 
ment, but  it  continued  to  bear  his  name,  and  its  record  in  the 
nation's  service  abides  as  a  lasting  memorial  of  his  generous  and 
thoughtful  patriotism,  which  led  him  to  give  his  own  time  and 
labor,  and  to  risk  his  own  hfe,  and  also  to  give  freely  of  his 
wealth  to  enable  others  to  serve  the  government  in  the  most 
effective  manner.  There  are,  indeed,  few  names  in  the  story  of 
the  brief  but  glorious  war  of  1898  more  honorably  remembered 
than  that  of  Colonel  John  Jacob  Astor. 

Colonel  Astor  was  married,  in  1891,  to  Miss  Ava  Willing  of 
Philadelphia.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Edward  Shippen  Wilhng  and 
Ahce  C.  Barton  Wilhng,  whose  names  suggest  many  a  chapter  of 
worthy  American  history.  Thomas  Willing,  a  gi-eat-great-grand- 
father  of  Mrs.  Astor,  was  Mayor  of  Philadelphia,  and  first 
president  of  both  the  Bank  of  North  America  and  the  Bank  of 
the  United  States.  He  aided  in  ch-awing  up  the  Constitution  of 
the  United  States,  and  designed  the  coat  of  arms  of  this  govern- 
ment. Another  of  Mrs.  Astor's  ancestors  was  the  Hon.  C.  W. 
Barton,  who  in  1653  was  a  conspicuous  member  of  the  British 
Parhament.  By  this  marriage  Mr.  Astor  not  only  allied  himself 
with  a  family  of  national  distinction,  but  gained  the  life-com- 
panionship of  a  particularly  charming  and  congenial  woman. 
Mrs.  Astor's  native  talents  and  refinement  have  been  added  to  by 
careful  education,  well  fitting  her  for  the  most  exalted  social 
position.  She  is,  moreover,  fond  of  and  proficient  in  those  open- 
air  recreations  and  sports  into  which  her  husband  enters  with 
keen  enjoyment.  She  is  an  expert  tennis-  and  golf -player,  and 
can  sail  a  boat  like  a  veteran  sea-captain.  She  also  possesses  the 
not  common  accomplishment  of  being  a  fine  shot  with  a  rifie  or 
revolver,  and  on  more  than  one  hunting  expedition  has  given 
most  tangible  evidence  of  her  skill. 

Colonel  Astor  is  a  member  of  numerous  clubs  in  this  city  and 
elsewhere,  including  the  Metropolitan,  Knickerbocker,  Union, 
Tuxedo,  City,  Riding,  Racquet,  Country,  New  York  Yacht,  Down- 


JOHN    JACOB    ASTOR  1'^ 

Town,  Delta  Phi,  Newport  Golf,  Newport  Casino,  and  Society 

of  Colonial  Wars.  ^      a  4-r. 

In  the  faU  of  1898  the  nomination  for  Congi-ess  was  offered  to 

Colonel  Astor  in  the  district  in  which  his  city  home  is  situated, 

but  he  was  constrained  by  his  business  and  other  interests  to 

''co bnei  Astor  spends  much  of  his  time  upon  the  estate  which 
was  his  father's  and  upon  which  he  himself  was  born.  This  is 
Ferncliff,  near  Rhinebeck,  on  the  Hudson  River.  It  com- 
prises more  than  fifteen  hundred  acres,  and  extends  for  a 
mile  and  a  half  along  the  river-bank.  About  half  of  it  is 
in  a  state  of  high  cultivation,  but  much  of  the  remamder  is  left 
in  its  native  state  of  wild  beauty,  or  touched  with  art  only  to 
enhance  its  charms  and  to  make  them  more  accessible  for  enjoy- 
ment The  house  is  a  stately  mansion  in  the  Itahan  style  ot 
architecture,  standing  upon  a  plateau  and  commandmg  a  superb 
outlook  over  the  Hudson  River,  Rondout  Creek,  the  bhawan- 
gunk  Mountains,  and  the  distant  Catskills.  A  noteworthy  feature 
of  the  place  is  the  great  series  of  greenhouses,  twelve  m  number, 
in  which  all  kinds  of  flowers  and  fi-uits  are  gi'own  to  perfection 
at  all  seasons  of  the  year.  Rhinebeck  and  its  vicinity  are  the 
home  of  many  people  of  wealth  and  culture,  among  whom  the 
Astors  are  foremost.  _ 

The  Astor  home  in  this  city  is  a  splendid  mansion  built  ot 
limestone  in  the  French  style  of  Francis  I.  It  stands  at  the 
corner  of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Sixty-fifth  Street,  and  is  one  of  the 
cliief  architectui-al  adornments  of  that  stately  part  of  the  me- 
tropohs.  It  was  designed  by  the  late  Richard  M.  Hunt,  and  is 
regarded  as  one  of  the  masterpieces  of  that  distinguished  archi- 
tect. In  this  house  each  season  some  of  the  most  magnificent 
social  gatherings  of  New  York  occur,  for,  of  course,  in  this  city, 
at  Newport,  and  wherever  they  go,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Astor  are 
among  the  foremost  social  leaders. 


WILLIAM  ASTOR 

THE  Astor  family,  long  representative  of  that  which  is  fore- 
most in  Ajiierica  in  wealth,  culture,  social  leadership,  and 
pubUc  spirit,  was  also  typically  American  in  its  origin  —  or  per- 
haps we  should  say  in  its  renascence  —  on  American  soil.  For 
there  are  various  versions  of  its  earlier  history,  some  declaring  it 
to  have  been  of  ancient  and  exalted  hneage.  However  that  may 
be,  the  present  chapter  of  its  history  opens  with  a  household  of 
moderate  means  and  moderate  social  rank,  at  Waldorf,  in  the 
grand  duchy  of  Baden,  Germany.  A  son  of  that  family,  John 
Jacob  Astor  by  name,  with  no  means  apart  from  his  character 
and  indomitable  will,  came  to  America  in  the  last  year  of  the 
Revolutionary  War,  to  seek  a  fortune.  He  found  it  in  the  fur 
trade  with  the  Indians  in  the  Northwest,  and  invested  it  and 
vastly  increased  it  in  New  York  real  estate.  He  lived  to  be 
eighty-one  years  old,  and  was  actively  engaged  in  business  in 
New  York  for  forty-one  years.  The  bulk  of  his  fortune  went 
to  his  son,  William  Backhouse  Astor,  who  continued  to  increase 
it,  and  also  to  use  it  wisely  for  the  benefit  of  his  fellow-citizens. 
Then,  in  the  third  generation,  came  one  of  the  best-known 
members  of  the  whole  family. 

This  was  William  Astor.  He  was  a  son  of  William  B.  Astor, 
and  grandson  of  John  Jacob  Astor,  the  founder  of  the  family  in 
this  country,  and  he  amply  inherited  the  best  qualities  of  both. 
He  was  born  in  this  city,  in  the  old  Astor  mansion  on  Laf aj'ette 
Place,  adjoining  the  Astor  Library,  on  July  12,  1829,  and  at 
the  age  of  twenty  years  was  gi-aduated  from  Columbia  Col- 
lege. Being  of  a  frank  and  generous  natiu'e,  respecting  himself, 
loyal  to  his  fiiends,  and  enthusiastic  and  proficient  in  athletic 
sports,  he  was  one  of  the  most  popular  men  of  his  time  in  college. 

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WILLIAM    ASTOE  19 

On  leaving  Columbia,  he  made  a  long  tour  in  foreign  lands, 
especially  in  Egypt  and  the  East,  and  thus  gained  a  lifelong 
interest  in  Oriental  art  and  literature. 

Mr.  Aster  returned  to  this  country,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
four  was  married,  and  entered  his  father's  office,  then  on  Prince 
Street,  as  his  assistant  in  administering  the  affairs  of  the  vast 
properties  in  houses  and  lands  —  in  this  city  and  elsewhere — ■ 
belonging  to  the  family.  In  time  half  of  that  estate  became  his 
own  by  inheritance.  He  continued  to  pay  to  it  the  closest 
personal  attention,  and  largely  increased  its  value  by  improve- 
ments and  by  purchases  of  additional  property.  Thus  he  main- 
tained the  tradition  of  the  Astors,  that  they  often  buy  but 
seldom  sell  land.  At  the  same  time,  Mr.  Astor  possessed  the 
happy  faculty  of  so  regulating  his  business  aifairs  as  to  leave 
much  of  his  time  free  for  recreation  and  for  social  engagements. 
He  was  fond  of  country  life  and  of  farming,  and  indulged  these 
tastes  to  the  full  on  his  splendid  country  estate,  Pemeliff,  at 
Rhinebeck,  on  the  Hudson  River. 

He  was  also  fond  of  the  sea,  and  spent  a  considerable  part  of 
his  time  in  yachting  voyages.  For  this  pm'pose  he  had  built 
the  Ambassadress,  the  largest  and  probably  the  finest  sailing- 
yacht  ever  launched.  In  her  he  made  many  voyages.  But  this 
splendid  vessel,  built  in  1877,  did  not  satisfy  him.  He  loved 
sailing,  but  wished  to  be  independent  of  wind  and  tide.  Accord- 
ingly, in  1884,  he  built  the  Nourmahal,  a  large  steam-yacht  with 
full  rigging  for  sailing  as  well  as  steaming.  After  various  coast- 
ing voyages,  he  planned  to  make  a  trip  around  the  world  in  the 
Nourmahal,  but  did  not  live  to  carry  out  the  scheme.  The  Nour- 
mahal was  left  to  his  son,  John  Jacob  Astor,  while  the  Ambassa- 
dress was  sold  to  a  Boston  gentleman  and  was  afterward  put  to 
commercial  uses.  Mr.  Astor  was  the  owner  also  of  the  famous 
sailing-yacht  Atalanta,  which  won  a  number  of  important  races, 
carrying  off  as  trophies  the  Cape  May  and  Kane  cups.  While 
not  given  to  horse-racing,  Mr.  Astor  was  fond  of  fine  horses,  and 
was  the  owner  of  many  thoroughbi-eds.  Among  these  were 
"  Vagrant,"  purchased  by  him  in  Kentucky  in  1877  ;  "  Ferncliff," 
raised  by  him  and  sold  as  a  yearling  for  forty-eight  himdred 
dollars ;  and  a  third  which  he  bought  in  England  in  1890  for  fif- 
teen thousand  dollars  and  sold  the  next  year  for  double  that  sum. 


20  WILLIAM    ASTOR 

One  of  Mr.  Astor's  most  important  business  enterprises  was 
his  development  of  the  State  of  Florida.  He  became  interested 
in  that  State  during  a  visit  in  1875,  and  was  impressed  with  the 
great  material  possibilities  of  it.  He  spent  much  of  the  next  ten 
years  in  leading  a  movement  for  the  rebixilding  of  the  State  and 
the  development  of  its  resources.  He  built  a  railroad  from  St. 
Augustine  to  Palatka,  constructed  several  blocks  of  fine  buildings 
in  Jacksonville,  and  did  many  other  works,  besides  enlisting  the 
interest  of  various  other  capitalists  in  the  State.  So  valuable 
were  his  services  reckoned  to  the  State  that  the  Florida  govern- 
ment voted  him,  in  recognition  of  them,  a  grant  of  eighty  thou- 
sand acres  of  land. 

Mr.  Astor  was  married,  on  September  23, 1853,  to  Miss  Caroline 
Schennerhorn,  daughter  of  Abraham  Schermerhorn  of  New 
York,  and  a  member  of  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  distinguished 
families  of  that  city.  For  many  years  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Astor  were 
foremost  in  the  best  social  gatherings  of  the  metropoUs.  Their 
eminent  purity  of  character,  discriminating  taste,  refinement,  and 
generous  hospitalities  made  them  the  unchallenged  leaders  of  the 
highest  social  life  of  New  York  city.  Their  favor  assured,  and  was 
necessary  to,  the  success  of  any  movement  which  depended  iipon 
social  favor.  They  were  both  most  generous  in  their  charities 
and  public  benefactions,  and  equally  scrupulous  in  avoiding 
notoriety  on  account  of  them. 

The  childi-en  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Astor  were  the  following:  Emily, 
who  died  in  1881,  the  wife  of  James  J.  Van  Alen  of  Newport, 
Rhode  Island ;  Helen,  the  wife  of  James  Roosevelt  Roosevelt ; 
Charlotte  Augusta,  who  was  married  to  James  Coleman  Drayton ; 
Caroline  Schermerhorn,  the  wife  of  Marshall  Orme  Wilson  ;  and 
John  Jacob  Astor,  the  fourth  of  that  name  and  now  the  head 
of  the  family. 

William  Astor  made  his  home  in  New  York  city,  and  at 
Rhinebeck,  on  the  Hudson  River.  He  died,  universally  re- 
spected and  lamented,  in  Paris,  France,  on  April  25, 1892. 


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WILLIAM  DELAVAN  BALDWIN 

THE  Baldwin  family,  which  through  many  generations  was 
prominent  in  many  ways  in  the  Old  World,  was  planted  in 
North  America  by  John  Baldwin,  who  in  early  colonial  times 
came  over  the  Atlantic  and  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Ded- 
ham,  Massachusetts.  His  descendants  played  a  worthy  part  in 
the  development  of  the  colonies,  and  in  the  upbuilding  of  the 
nation,  and  are  now  to  be  found  scattered  far  and  wide 
throughout  the  States. 

From  John  Baldwin  is  descended  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
William  Delavan  Baldwin,  the  well-known  manufacturer  and 
merchant.  He  was  born  at  Aubum,  New  York,  on  September 
5,  1856.  His  grandfather  on  the  paternal  side,  Sullivan  Bald- 
■\vin,  was  a  uative  of  Bennington,  Vermont,  and  lived  for  part  of 
his  life  at  Hoosac  Falls,  New  York,  where  his  son,  Mr.  Baldwin's 
father,  Lovewell  H.  Baldwin,  was  born.  Lovewell  H.  Baldwin 
removed,  in  his  childhood,  to  Auburn,  New  York,  and  there 
made  his  home.  His  wife,  Mr.  Baldwin's  mother,  was  Sarah  J. 
Munson,  the  daughter  of  Oscar  D.  Munson  and  Sarah  L.  (Ben- 
nett) Munson. 

Mr.  Baldwin  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  city, 
completing  his  studies  with  the  high  school  course.  Then, 
having  a  decided  bent  for  the  mechanic  arts,  he  entered  the 
works  of  D.  M.  Osborne  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  reapers, 
mowers,  and  general  hai-vesting  machinery.  Beginning  in  his 
boyhood,  and  in  a  subordinate  place,  he  effected  a  thorough 
mastery  of  the  business  in  both  its  manufacturing  and  its  com- 
mercial details.  In  consequence  of  his  ability  and  apphcation 
he  was  from  time  to  time  promoted  in  the  service  of  the  com- 
pany, and  on  attaining  his  majority  he  was  sent  to  Em'ope  as  its 

21 


22  WILLIAM    DELAVAN    BALDWIN 

agent  in  those  cou.ntries.  For  five  years  he  filled  that  important 
place,  and  discharged  its  duties  with  great  acceptability,  being 
thus  insti-umental  in  effecting  a  great  extension  of  the  fii-ni's 
business,  and  also  of  the  prestige  of  American  manufacturers  in 
foreign  lands. 

This  engagement  was  brought  to  an  end  in  1882,  by  Mr. 
Baldwin's  resignation,  not  only  of  the  European  agency  but  of 
his  entire  connection  with  the  fii'm.  He  took  this  step  in  order 
to  be  able  to  devote  his  fullest  attention  to  another  industry 
which  was  then  growing  to  large  proportions,  and  in  which  he 
had  conceived  a  deep  interest.  This  was  the  manufacture  of 
elevators  for  conveying  passengers  and  freight  in  tall  modern 
buildings.  The  firm  of  Otis  Brothers  &  Co.  has  ah-eady  estab- 
hshed  a  reputation  for  such  devices.  On  resigning  from  the 
D.  M.  Osborne  Company,  Mr.  Baldwin  pm-chased  an  interest  in 
the  Otis  Company,  and  became  its  treasurer.  He  devoted  him- 
self with  characteristic  energy  and  effect  to  the  extension  of  its 
business  and  the  general  promotion  of  its  welfare.  He  was 
largely  instrumental  in  bringing  about  the  present  organization 
of  the  concern  as  the  Otis  Elevator  Company,  and  is  now  the 
president  of  that  coi-poration. 

In  addition  to  this,  his  chief  business  enterprise,  Mr.  Baldwin 
is  interested  in  various  other  corporations,  and  is  a  director  and 
officer  of  several  of  them. 

In  politics  IVIr.  Baldwin  has  always  been  a  stanch  Republican, 
and  while  he  was  a  resident  of  the  city  of  Yonkers,  New  York, 
where  the  Otis  Elevator  Works  are  situated,  he  took  an  active 
interest  in  political  affairs. 

He  is  a  member  of  a  number  of  clubs  and  other  social  organi- 
zations, in  New  York  city  and  elsewhere.  Among  these  are  the 
Union  League,  the  Lawyers',  the  Engineers',  the  Racquet  and 
Tennis,  and  the  Adirondack  League  clubs. 

Mr.  Baldwin  was  mamed  in  the  year  1881  to  Miss  Helen 
Runyon,  daughter  of  Nahum  M.  Sullivan  of  Montclair,  New 
Jersey,  a  prominent  New  York  merchant.  Seven  childi'en  have 
been  born  to  them. 


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WILLIAM  HENRY  BALDWIN,  JR. 


NEW  ENGLAND  has  given  to  all  parts  of  the  land  a  large 
proportion  of  their  most  successful  and  eminent  men  in  all 
walks  of  Hfe.  These  are  to  be  found  in  the  ranks  of  the  learned 
professions,  in  the  standard  "old  line"  businesses  which  have 
existed  since  human  society  was  organized,  and  also  in  the  newer 
enterprises  which  have  grown  up  out  of  modern  inventions  to 
meet  the  needs  of  the  most  advanced  modem  conditions.  Among 
the  last-named  the  subject  of  the  present  sketch  is  honorably  to 
be  ranked.  Both  his  paternal  and  maternal  ancestors  were  set- 
tled in  New  England,  in  the  Massachusetts  Colony,  in  the  seven- 
teenth century,  and  played  an  honorable  and  beneficent  part  in 
building  that  colony  up  into  the  great  State  it  has  now  become. 
At  the  time  of  their  first  settlement,  such  a  thing  as  a  raUi-oad 
would  have  been  deemed  palpable  witchcraft  and  a  device  of 
the  Evil  One.  Yet  theu'  descendant  has  become  one  of  the  fore- 
most promoters  of  that  "strange  device"  in  this  land  where  rail- 
roads are  one  of  the  most  famihar  and  most  important  featiu'es 
of  industrial  economy. 

William  Henry  Baldwin,  Jr.,  the  well-known  president  of  the 
Long  Island  Railroad  Company,  was  bom  in  the  city  of  Boston 
on  February  5,  1863.  His  mother's  maiden  name  was  the  good 
old  New  England  one  of  Mary  Chaffee.  His  father,  William 
Henry  Baldwin,  was  and  is  a  typical  Bostonian,  identified  closely 
with  the  interests  of  that  city,  where  for  more  than  thirty  years 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Union. 
The  boy  received  a  characteristic  Bostonian  education  —  first  in 
the  unrivaled  pubHc  schools  of  that  city,  then  in  the  Roxbury 
Latin  School,  and  finally,  of  course,  at  Harvard  University, 
being  graduated  from  the  last-named  institution  as  a  member  of 


24  WILLIAM    HENKY    BALDWIN,    JB. 

the  class  of  1885.  While  in  college  he  belonged  to  the  Alpha 
Delta  Phi  and  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  fraternities,  the  Hasty- 
Pudding  and  0.  K.  cliihs,  and  was  president  and  leader  of  the 
Glee  Club,  and  president  of  the  Memorial  Hall  Dining  Associa- 
tion, and  was  actively  interested  in  all  athletic  sports. 

After  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  Mr.  Baldwin  took  a  year's 
course  at  the  Harvard  Law  School,  and  then  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  as  a  clerk  in  the  auditor's  office, 
and  later  in  the  office  of  the  general  traffic  manager  at  Omaha. 
From  June,  1887,  to  June,  1888,  he  was  division  freight  agent  at 
Butte,  Montana;  then,  to  February,  1889,  assistant  general  freight 
agent  at  Omaha ;  and  to  October,  1889,  manager  of  the  Leaven- 
worth division  of  the  Union  Pacific  at  Leavenworth,  Kansas. 

In  October,  1889,  he  became  general  manager,  and  afterward, 
for  a  short  time,  president,  of  the  Montana  Union  Railroad,  a 
feeder  of  the  Union  Pacific  and  Northern  Pacific  railroads,  under 
their  joint  control. 

In  August,  1890,  Mr.  Baldwin  was  made  assistant  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Union  Pacific  at  Omaha.  From  June,  1891,  to  July, 
1894,  he  was  general  manager  of  the  Flint  and  Pere  Marquette 
Railroad,  in  Michigan,  and  from  the  latter  date  to  October,  1895, 
third  vice-president  of  the  Southern  Raih'oad,  with  headquarters 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

In  1895  he  was  made  second  vice-president  of  the  Southern,  in 
charge  of  both  the  ti-affic  and  operating  departments. 

On  October  1,  1896,  he  took  charge  of  the  Long  Island  Rail- 
road as  its  president,  and  still  occupies  that  position.  He  is  also 
interested  in  various  other  enterprises  on  Long  Island. 

In  addition  to  his  business  occupations,  Mr.  Baldwin  has  paid 
considerable  attention  to  social,  economic,  and  educational 
questions. 

He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Tuskeegee  Industrial  School  for  negroes 
in  Alabama,  and  a  trustee  of  Smith  College  at  Northampton, 
Massachusetts. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  University  and  Harvard  clubs  of  New 
York,  and  of  the  Hamilton  Club  of  Brooklyn. 

Mr.  Baldwin  was  manied,  on  October  30,  1889,  to  Ruth  Stan- 
dish  Bowles  of  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  daughter  of  the  late 
Samviel  Bowles,  editor  of  the  "  Springfield  Republican." 


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AMZI  LORENZO  BARBER 


AMZI  LORENZO  BARBER  is  a  descendant,  in  the  fourth 
-^^  generation,  of  Thomas  Barber,  who,  with  his  two  brothers, 
came  to  America  in  ante-Revohitionary  days  and  settled  in  Vei-- 
mont.  They  were  of  Scotch-Irish  stock,  but  were  born  in  Eng- 
land. Mr.  Barber's  father,  the  Rev.  Amzi  Doohttle  Barber, 
was  graduated  from  the  theological  department  of  Oberhn  Col- 
lege in  1841.  Oberlin  was  at  that  time  celebrated  for  its  ad- 
vanced and  fearless  attitude  on  the  slavery  question,  just  then 
bitterly  agitating  all  classes  in  the  United  States.  The  Rev. 
Mr.  Barber,  after  leaving  college,  retm'ned  to  Vermont,  where 
for  many  years  he  was  pastor  of  the  Congregational  church  at 
Saxton's  River,  Windham  County.  His  wife  was  Nancy  Irene 
Bailey  of  Westmoreland,  Oneida  County,  New  York,  a  descen- 
dant of  English  and  French  ancestors. 

Amzi  Lorenzo  Barber  was  born  at  Saxton's  River,  Vermont, 
in  1843.  In  his  early  childhood  his  parents  moved  to  Ohio,  and 
he  received  his  education  in  that  State.  He  was  graduated  from 
Oberhn  College  in  1867,  and  took  a  postgraduate  com-se  of  a 
few  months  in  theology.  He  then  went  to  Washington  and 
assumed  the  charge  of  the  Normal  Department  in  the  Howard 
University,  at  the  request  and  imder  the  direction  of  General 
O.  0.  Howard.  After  filhng  several  positions  in  the  university 
he  resigned  from  the  staff,  and  in  1872  went  into  real-estate  busi- 
ness in  Washington. 

He  devoted  much  thought  and  study  to  questions  of  street- 
paving  and  improvements,  and  they  coming  finally  to  claim  his 
entire  attention,  he  went  into  the  occupation  of  constructing  as- 
phalt pavement  on  a  large  scale.  In  1883  the  Barber  Asphalt 
Paving  Company,  known  all  over  the  country,  was  incorporated. 


26  AMZI     LORENZO    BARBER 

Besides  being  at  the  head  of  this  company,  Mr.  Barber  is  a 
director  in  the  Washington  Loan  and  Trust  Company  of  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  and  in  the  Knickerbocker  Trust  Company,  West- 
chester Trust  Company,  New  Amsterdam  Casualty  Company, 
and  other  companies  in  New  York. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Metropohtan,  the  University,  the  Engi- 
neers', the  Riding,  and  the  Lawyers'  clubs,  the  New  England  and 
Ohio  societies,  and  the  American  Geographical  Society.  He  is 
a  fellow  of  the  American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  a  patron  of 
the  Metropohtan  Museum  of  Art,  and  a  member  of  the  Society 
of  Arts  in  London.  Mr.  Barber's  favorite  diversion  is  yachting, 
and  he  gives  much  of  his  time  not  devoted  to  business  to  this 
pleasure.  He  keeps  a  steam-yacht  in  commission  throughout 
the  season,  and  has  made  many  voyages,  with  his  family,  in 
American  waters,  the  Mediterranean  and  other  European  seas. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  New  York,  the  Atlantic,  the  American, 
and  the  Larchmont  yacht  clubs  of  America,  and  of  the  Royal 
Thames  Yacht  Club  of  London. 

Mr.  Barber  has  been  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Celia 
M.  Bradley  of  Geneva,  Ohio.  She  died  in  1870,  two  years  after 
her  marriage  with  Mr.  Barber.  His  second  wife  was  Miss  Julia 
Louise  Langdon,  a  daughter  of  J.  Le  Droict  Langdon  of  Bel- 
mont, New  York.  They  have  four  children  :  Le  Droict,  Lorena, 
Bertha,  and  Rowland  Langdon  Barber.  The  eldest  daughter  is 
the  wife  of  Samuel  Todd  Davis,  Jr.,  of  Washington.  Mr.  Bar- 
ber lives  most  of  the  year  at  Ardsley  Towers,  a  large  and  beau- 
tiful country  estate  at  Irvington,  New  York.  It  was  once  the 
property  of  Cyrus  W.  Field.  For  many  years  Mr.  Barber's  town 
house  was  the  Stuart  mansion,  at  Fifth  Avenue  and  Sixty-eighth 
Street,  now  owned  by  William  C.  Wliitney.  His  winter  home  is 
the  beautiful  and  well-known  Belmont  at  Washington,  D.  C. ' 

Mr.  Barber  has  for  many  years  been  a  tmstee  of  Oberlin  Col- 
lege in  Ohio,  and  takes  great  interest  in  the  success  of  that 
institution. 


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GEORGE  CARTER  BARRETT 


UPON  the  side  of  his  father,  the  Rev.  Gilbert  Carter  Barrett 
of  the  Chm-ch  of  England,  Justice  BaiTett  is  of  Enghsh 
descent.  He  has  in  his  possession  a  Waterloo  medal  which  was 
given  to  his  gi-and-uncle.  Lieutenant  John  Carter  Ban-ett,  for 
distinguished  gallantry  on  the  field  of  that  "world's  earth- 
quake." Upon  the  side  of  his  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Jane  M.  Brown,  he  is  of  Celtic  and  Irish  descent. 

George  Carter  Barrett  was  born  in  DubUn,  Ireland,  on  July 
28,  1838,  and  in  early  life  was  brought  to  North  America  by  his 
father,  who  was  sent  as  a  missionary  to  the  Muncey  and  Oneida 
tribes  of  Canadian  Indians.  For  six  years  he  lived  with  his 
father  at  the  Canadian  mission,  and  subsequently  went  to  school 
at  Delaware,  Ontario,  then  Canada  West. 

At  the  age  of  fifteen  he  came  to  New  York  and  attended  Co- 
lumbia College  Grammar-School  and  Columbia  College.  At 
the  end  of  his  fi'eshman  year  he  was  compelled  to  leave  college 
to  earn  his  own  hving  and  to  help  other  members  of  his  family, 
especially  a  younger  brother,  who  subsequently  died  at  sea. 
When  he  was  sixteen  years  old  he  began  writing  for  various 
newspapers.  In  his  work  he  was  greatly  aided  by  Charles  G. 
Halpine  ("  Miles  O'Reilly  "),  who  was  a  good  friend  to  him.  At 
eighteen  he  became  a  law  clerk,  and  devoted  his  attention  to 
preparing  himself  to  practise  law.  Upon  his  majority  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  was  elected 
justice  of  the  Sixth  Judicial  District  Court  for  a  term  of  six 
years.  After  serving  four  years  in  that  place  he  was  elected  to 
the  bench  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  There  he  served  for 
nearly  two  years  in  company  with  Chief  Judge  Charles  P.  Daly 


28  GEORGE    CARTEE    BARRETT 

and  Judge  John  R.  Brady,  two  of  the  most  respected  jurists  of 
the  day.  He  then  resigned  his  place  and  went  back  to  his  law 
ofi&ce  for  two  years.  In  1871  he  was  elected  a  justice  of  the 
Supreme  Court  by  an  overwhelming  majority,  and  at  the  end  of 
his  term,  foiu-teen  years  later,  was  reelected  without  opposition, 
being  nominated  by  Democrats  and  Republicans  alike.  When 
the  Appellate  Division  of  the  Supreme  Com-t  was  created,  in 
1894,  Justice  Barrett  was  appointed  one  of  its  oiiginal  seven 
members. 

Justice  Barrett  has  held  no  pohtical  office,  in  his  high  view 
of  the  case  judicial  offices  being  entu-ely  non-political.  He  has, 
however,  taken  an  important  part  in  political  affairs  as  a  lawyer 
and  a  citizen.  He  resigned  his  place  on  the  Common  Pleas 
bench  just  as  the  popular  uprising  against  the  corrupt  Tweed 
Ring  was  taking  form.  He  promptly  identified  himself  with 
that  movement.  He  was  president  of  the  Young  Men's  Munici- 
pal Reform  Association,  which  strenuously  fought  against  the 
Ring,  and  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  famous  Committee 
of  Seventy.  He  spoke  at  a  great  anti-Ring  meeting  at  Cooper 
Union,  with  Samuel  J.  Tilden  and  Henry  Ward  Beecher,  and 
was  one  of  the  counsel  for  the  Committee  of  Seventy  and  also 
for  John  Foley  in  the  great  injunction  suit  against  the  Ring, 
which  was  tried  before  Justice  Barnard,  and  which  resulted  in 
the  appointment  of  Andrew  D.  Green  as  deputy  controller,  and 
the  exposure  of  the  rascalities  of  the  Ring. 

Justice  Barrett  is  a  member  of  the  Century,  Metropolitan, 
Manhattan,  Democratic,  Barnard,  Riding,  and  Mendelssohn 
Glee  clubs  of  this  city.  He  was  mai'ried  in  November,  1866, 
to  Mrs,  Gertrude  F.  Vingut,  widow  of  Professor  Francisco  Ja- 
vier Vingut,  and  daughter  of  Sumner  Lincoln  Fairfield,  the  New 
England  writer  and  poet.  Only  one  child  was  born  to  them  — 
a  daughter,  Angela  Carter  Barrett,  now  deceased.  Justice  Bar- 
rett has  made  his  home  in  New  York  ever  since  he  came  here 
at  the  age  of  fifteen.  His  father  died  at  that  time,  and  his 
mother  had  cUed  before  his  father  and  he  left  Ireland.  He  has 
throughout  his  long  and  distinguished  career  commanded  the 
fullest  measure  of  esteem  and  confidence  of  the  entire  commu- 
nity, "  imsullied  in  reputation,  either  as  a  man,  a  lawyer,  or  a ' 
judge." 


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Boston,  Massachusetts,     He  was  not,  however,  left  to  devote 

is  youth  undisturbedly  to  the  pursuit  of  knowledjfe.     At  the 

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JOHN  RICHARD  BARTLETT 


THE  paternal  aucestors  of  John  Richard  Bartlett  were,  as  the 
name  indicates,  of  Enghsh  origin.  The  name  of  Oakes, 
borne  by  Mr.  Bartlett's  mother,  similarly  indicates  English  an- 
cestry on  the  maternal  side.  The  Bartletts  came  to  this  coun- 
try about  the  year  1700,  and  settled  in  Boston,  Massachusetts. 
The  name  has  since  that  date  been  conspicuously  identified  with 
the  growth  of  the  New  England  colonies  and  States.  The  latter 
fact  is  equally  api:)licable  to  the  family  name  of  Oakes. 

In  the  early  part  of  the  nineteenth  centiuy,  however,  some 
members  of  the  families  were  settled  in  the  British  colony  of 
New  Brunswick.  There  Richard  Bartlett  was  successively  a 
school-teacher,  a  farmer,  a  lumber  manufacturer,  and  merchant. 
He  married  Louisa  Oakes,  and  to  them  was  born  at  Fredericton, 
New  Brunswick,  on  May  17,  1839,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

John  Richard  Bartlett  was  educated  at  first  in  the  schools  of 
Fredericton,  then  at  St.  John,  New  Brunswick,  and  finally  in 
Boston,  Massachusetts.  He  was  not,  however,  left  to  devote 
his  youth  undisturbedly  to  the  pursuit  of  knowledge.  At  the 
age  of  foui-teen  he  was  called  from  school  to  work  for  the  sup- 
port of  himself  and  his  mother  and  sisters.  Thereafter,  with 
invincible  determination,  he  pursued  his  studies  as  best  he 
could  at  night,  on  holidays,  and  during  the  winter  seasons. 

His  first  occupation,  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  was  that  of  carry- 
ing the  measuring-line  for  a  party  of  surveyors.  Three  years 
later  he  was  engaged  in  designing  and  building  carriages  of 
various  kinds ;  and  so  great  was  his  success  in  this  work  that 
at  the  age  of  twenty  he  engaged  in  the  business  of  manufactur- 
ing on  his  own  account,  at  Haverhill  and  in  Boston,  Massachu- 
setts. 


30  JOHN  RICHARD  BARTLETT 

Desiring,  however,  still  more  extended  scope  for  his  executive 
abihties,  he  in  1865  engaged  in  a  mercantile  career  in  Boston, 
presently  embracing  New  York  city  also  in  his  business  relation- 
ships. In  1873  he  removed  his  home  and  office  to  New  York  city, 
and  has  since  been  chiefly  identified  with  that  city's  business  life. 
His  early  training  in  constructive  mechanism  and  his  mercantile 
experience  proved  of  great  service  to  him  in  laying  the  founda- 
tions of  his  eminently  successful  career. 

Mr.  Bartlett  is  to-day  a  imique  figure  in  the  business  life  of 
New  York,  having  for  the  past  fifteen  years  been  the  moving 
spirit  in  the  creation  and  reorganization  of  a  number  of  large 
corporations.  A  good  illustration  of  his  peculiar  creative  ability 
may  be  foimd  in  his  conception  and  successful  creation  of  the 
great  water  system  now  supplying  the  cities  and  towns  of  north- 
em  New  Jersey.  The  needs  of  these  large  communities  had 
for  many  years  baffled  all  attempts  at  solution,  until  Mr.  Bartlett 
took  up  the  subject,  and  gathering  about  him  the  necessary 
legal,  engineering,  and  financial  aid,  formulated  and  put  into 
execution  the  plans  which  are  to-day  responsible  for  the  public 
supplies  of  potable  water  to  Newark,  Jersey  City,  Paterson, 
Passaic,  Montclair,  the  Oranges,  and  other  communities.  This 
successful  accomplishment  by  private  enterprise  of  what  the 
State  had  been  trying  in  vain  to  do  for  years  did  not  proceed 
without  opposition,  but  he  pushed  the  work  with  such  courage 
and  vigor  that  in  a  short  time  its  completion,  in  spite  of  all 
opposition,  was  an  accomplished  fact.  The  accomplishment  of 
this  gi-eat  work  engaged  his  attention  between  the  years  of  1885 
and  1890. 

In  the  latter  year  he  relinquished  the  management  of  the  sev- 
eral water  corporations  which  he  had  created  to  others,  and 
responded  to  a  caU  from  stock-holders  and  bankers  of  the 
American  Cotton  Oil  Company,  to  reorganize  and  rehabihtate 
the  manufacturing  and  commercial  business  of  that  corporation 
in  this  country  and  Europe.  An  idea  of  the  magnitude  of  this 
work  can  be  had  from  the  mention  of  the  fact  that  this  com- 
pany embraced  thirty-five  separate  corporations,  with  mills  and 
refineries  located  in  seventeen  States  of  the  Union,  as  well  as  in 
Europe,  and  involved  a  capital  of  more  than  thirty-three  million 
dollars.     On  the  successful  completion  of  this  reorganization, 


JOHN    RICHARD    BARTLETT  31 

Mr.  Bartlett  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  company.  In 
1893,  needing  rest,  he  resigned  the  presidency,  leaving  the  bnsi- 
ness  in  a  highly  prosperous  condition,  but  was  almost  imme- 
diately elected  to  the  chairmanship  of  the  Reorganization  Com- 
mittee of  the  Nicaragua  Canal  Company,  which  had  passed  into 
receivers'  hands. 

The  reorganization  of  the  Nicaragua  Canal  presented  a  rather 
comphcated  problem ;  but  the  plan  formulated  by  IVIr.  Bartlett 
so  well  fulfilled  the  requirements  of  the  situation  that  it  received 
unanimous  adoption  by  the  stock-holders,  and  secm^ed  to  the 
American  pioneers  in  this  great  work  a  preservation  of  the  rights 
originally  granted  the  company,  and  which  had  been  imperiled 
by  the  financial  distress  into  which  the  company  had  fallen 
before  he  was  called  upon  to  take  control. 

An  outline  of  the  various  other  enterprises,  in  the  organiza- 
tion or  reorganization  of  which  Mr.  Bartlett  has  taken  a  leading 
part,  would  require  more  space  than  can  be  allotted  to  this 
sketch ;  but  the  largest  and  perhaps  most  remarkable  of  his 
achievements  was  the  organization  of  a  great  British  industrial 
corporation,  styled  the  British  Oil  and  Cake  Mills,  Limited,  with 
a  capital  of  eleven  million  two  huncb-ed  and  fifty  thousand  dol- 
lars. This  corporation  is  an  amalgamation  of  twenty-eight  mills 
and  twelve  refineries  in  Great  Britain,  engaged  in  manufactur- 
ing and  refining  cotton-seed  and  linseed  oil  and  cake.  It  is  simi- 
lar to  big  industrial  consohdations  with  which  we  are  familiar 
in  the  United  States,  except  that,  unlike  most  large  American 
industrials,  Mr.  Bartlett  organized  it  on  a  cash  basis,  with  abso- 
lutely no  "  water"  in  the  capital  stock.  He  strenuously  opposed 
any  attempt  at  over-capitaUzation,  and  in  this  was  supported  by 
the  leading  English  interests,  the  good  will  of  each  business 
being  purchased  at  its  cash  value. 

The  signal  triumph  scored  by  Mr.  Bartlett  in  the  creation  of 
this  British  combination  attracted  considerable  attention,  both 
in  this  country  and  in  Europe,  because  it  offered  a  convincing 
proof  that  great  industrial  corporations,  against  which  there  is 
such  an  outcry  in  this  country,  can  be  formed  with  facility  in 
Great  Britain,  when  undertaken  with  the  intelligence,  tact,  and 
good  business  judgment  which  Mr.  Bartlett  displayed  in  the 
accomplishment  of  this  work. 


32  JOHN  RICHARD  BARTLETT 

A  catalogue  of  the  places  held  by  Mr.  Bartlett  in  important 
corporations  includes  the  following:  managing  director  of  the 
Society  for  Estabhshing  Useful  Manufactures  (founded  by  Alex- 
ander Hamilton,  in  1772) ;  vice-president  and  treasurer  of  the 
Maconpin  Railroad;  vice-president  of  the  New  Jersey  Greneral 
Security  Company ;  treasurer  of  the  West  Milf  ord  Water  Storage 
Company,  and  of  the  Montclair  Water  Company ;  director  of  the 
Passaic  Water  Company,  of  the  Acquackanock  Water  Com- 
pany, of  the  Fairbanks  Company,  of  the  W.  J.  Wilcox  Lard  and 
Refining  Company,  of  the  Union  Oil  Company  of  New  Orleans, 
of  the  Maritime  Canal  Company,  of  the  Pennsylvania  Iron 
Works  Company,  and  of  the  Siemens  and  Halske  Electric  Com- 
pany of  Chicago;  and  president  of  the  Drawbaugh  Tele- 
phone and  Telegi'aph  Company,  of  the  American  Cotton  Oil 
Company,  of  the  Niagara  Canal  Company,  and  of  the  Bay  State 
Gas  Company  of  Boston. 

At  the  present  time  Mr,  Bartlett  is  connected  with  a  large 
number  of  coi-porations,  in  many  of  which  he  is  a  director,  and 
is  a  member  of  a  number  of  social  organizations  of  the  first  class 
in  several  countries,  among  them  being  the  Union  League  Club, 
the  Lotus  Club,  the  Lawyers'  Club,  and  the  New  England  Soci- 
ety, of  New  York,  the  Laurentian  Club  of  Montreal,  and  the 
American  Society  of  London,  England. 


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A  MAN  who  bears  a  distinguished  name,  and  has  himself  pur- 
sued a  distinguished  career,  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 
On  his  father's  side  he  is  descended  fi-om  Clerardus  Beekman,  a 
sturdy  Hollander  who  was  a  member  of  the  Council  of  New 
Amsterdam  at  the  time  of  the  Revolution  of  1688,  and  was  for  a 
time  acting  Governor  of  New  York  early  in  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury. The  father  of  Henry  R.  Beekman  was  Wilham  F.  Beek- 
man, in  his  day  one  of  the  foremost  citizens  of  New  York ;  and 
his  mother  was  Catherine  A.  Neilson  Beekman,  a  daughter  of 
Wilham  Neilson,  a  prominent  New-Yorker  of  Irish  origin. 

Henry  Rutgers  Beekman  was  born  in  this  city  on  December  8, 
1845.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  entered  Columl)ia  College,  where 
he  was  known  as  a  carefid  and  industrious  student.  At  the  end 
of  his  four  years'  course  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1865, 
and  at  once  entered  the  Law  School  of  Columbia,  from  which, 
two  years  later,  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He 
was  then  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  at  once  began  the  practice  of 
his  profession.  For  many  years  he  was  associated  in  the  practice 
of  the  law  in  this  city  with  David  B.  Ogden  and  Thomas  L. 
Ogden. 

Although  he  has  taken  an  interest  in  public  affairs  all  his  life, 
Mr.  Beekman  did  not  hold  office  until  1881,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed a  school  trustee  for  the  Eighteenth  Ward.  The  next 
year  Mayor  Grace  made  him  park  commissioner.  The  year  after 
that  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen,  on  the 
ticket  of  the  United  Democracy.  Two  years  later  Mayor  Hewitt 
appointed  him  corporation  counsel,  to  succeed  Morgan  J.  O'Brien, 
who  had  been  elected  a  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court.  In  this 
latter  office  Mr.  Beekman  gained  the  reputation  of  being  the 


34  HENRY  RUTGERS  BEEKMAN 

most  forcible  and  effective  legal  representative  New  York  had 
ever  had  before  the  legislative  committees  at  Albany.  Governor 
Hill  afterward  appointed  him  a  member  of  the  commission  on 
uniformity  of  marriage,  divorce,  and  other  laws.  He  also  served 
as  counsel  to  the  Rapid  Transit  Commission.  Finally,  in  1894,  he 
was  nominated  by  the  Committee  of  Seventy  for  a  place  on 
the  Superior  Court  bench,  and  was  elected  by  an  overwhelming 
majority.  When  the  new  constitution  went  into  force,  that 
court  was  merged  into  the  Supreme  Coiu-t,  and  he  became  a 
justice  of  the  latter  tribunal. 

While  he  was  president  of  the  Board  of  Mdermen  he  secured 
the  enactment  of  the  law  creating  a  system  of  small  parks  in 
this  city,  and  also  estabhshed  the  pohcy  of  maintaining  public 
bath-houses  for  the  poor  in  the  crowded  parts  of  the  city.  In 
many  other  directions  he  gave  his  attention  to  promoting  the 
welfare  of  the  people. 

Justice  Beekman  is  a  conspicuous  figiu'e  in  the  best  social  life 
of  the  metropoUs.  He  belongs  to  many  organizations,  among 
which  may  be  named  the  University,  Centuiy,  Union,  Reform, 
Manhattan,  and  Democratic  clubs.  He  was  married,  in  1870,  to 
Miss  Isabella  Lawrence,  daughter  of  Richard  Lawrence,  a  promi- 
nent East  Indian  merchant.  They  have  fom"  children :  Jose- 
phine L.,  William  F.,  Mary,  and  Heniy  R.  Beekman,  Jr. 

Justice  Beekman  has,  like  many  other  of  the  "Knicker- 
bockers," a  fondness  for  the  old  central  or  down-town  parts  of 
New  York  city.  He  has,  therefore,  not  joined  the  migration  to 
the  fashionable  up-town  region,  but  still  lives  in  a  solid,  old- 
fashioned  mansion  on  East  Eighteenth  Street.  There  he  has  a 
rare  collection  of  old  Dutch  colonial  f  m'niture,  which  he  inherited 
from  his  ancestors,  and  a  valuable  collection  of  paintings  and 
other  works  of  art.  He  has  a  large  library  of  well-chosen  books, 
including  standard  and  professional  works  and  the  best  current 
hterature  of  a  lighter  vein,  and  in  it  much  of  his  time  is  spent. 


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HENRY  BISCHOFF,  JR. 


IN  common  with  a  large  number  of  New  York's  most  active 
and  useful  citizens  in  all  professions  and  business  callings, 
Judge  Bischoff  is  of  Glerman  descent.  His  grandfather  was  a 
famous  church  builder  at  Achim,  Prussia,  and  also  a  lumber 
merchant  and  brick  mauufactvu*er.  His  father,  Henry  Bischoff, 
gained  prominence  as  a  banker.  He  was  a  resident  of  this  city, 
and  here  his  son,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born,  on  August 
16, 1852. 

Henry  Bischoff,  Jr.,  was  carefully  educated,  at  first  in  the 
public  schools  of  New  York,  then  at  the  Bloomfield  Academy  at 
Bloomfield,  New  Jersey,  and  then  under  a  private  tutor.  After- 
ward came  his  professional  and  technical  education,  which  was 
acquired  in  the  Law  School  of  Columbia  College,  from  wliich  he 
was  graduated,  with  honorable  mention  in  the  Department  of 
Pohtical  Science,  in  1871.  For  two  years  thereafter  he  read  law 
in  the  office  of  J.  H.  &  S.  Riker,  and  then,  in  1873,  was  admitted 
to  practice  at  the  bar. 

His  first  office  was  opened  in  partnership  with  F.  Leary,  and 
that  connection  was  maintained  until  1878.  The  partnership 
was  then  dissolved,  and  Mr.  Bischoff  continued  his  practice 
alone,  and  has  since  remained  alone  in  it.  From  the  beginning 
he  addressed  himself  exclusively  to  civil  practice,  and  especially 
to  cases  invohnjig  real-estate  interests  and  those  before  the  Sur- 
rogate's Court.  In  these  important  branches  of  litigation  he 
rapidly  rose  to  the  rank  of  a  leading  ai;thority. 

He  had  not  long  been  practising  before  he  became  interested 
in  pohtics  as  a  member  of  the  Democratic  party,  and  his  abihty 
being  recognized,  pohtical  preferment  was  presently  within  his 
grasp.  He  was  appointed  to  collect  the  aiTcars  of  personal  taxes 
in  this  city,  a  task  of  considerable  magnitude.  The  duties  of 
that  place  were  discharged  by  him  effectively,  and  to  general 


36  HENEY    BISCHOFF,    JE. 

satisfaction,  for  nearly  ten  years.  Then,  in  1889,  he  was  elected 
a  judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  Five  years  later  that 
coui't  was  merged  into  the  Supreme  Court,  whereupon  he  became 
a  justice  of  the  latter  tribunal,  which  place  he  still  occupies. 
With  two  other  justices  he  holds  the  Appellate  Term,  before 
which  all  appeals  fi'om  the  lower  courts  are  taken. 

Early  in  his  career,  during  and  just  after  his  work  in  college, 
Mr.  Bischoff  had  not  a  httle  practical  experience  in  his  father's 
banking-house,  at  times  occupying  a  place  of  high  trust  and  re- 
sponsibihty  there.  This  business  and  financial  framing  has 
proved  to  be  of  great  value  to  him  in  his  legal  and  judicial  life, 
giving  him  an  expert  knowledge  of  financial  matters,  wliich  are 
so  often  brought  into  court  for  adjudication,  and  adding  to  his 
professional  qualities  the  no  less  important  quahties  of  a  practical 
business  man. 

Mr.  Bischoff  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Union  Square 
Bank,  and  is  stiU  a  director  of  it.  He  belongs  to  the  Tammany 
Society,  the  Manhattan  and  Democratic  clubs,  the  German, 
Arion,  Liederkranz,  and  Beethoven  societies,  and  various  other 
social  and  professional  organizations.  He  comes  of  a  music- 
loving  family,  and  is  himself  a  fine  performer  upon  the  piano  and 
other  instruments.  He  is  also  an  admirable  German  scholar, 
speaking  the  language  with  purity,  and  cultivating  an  intimate 
acquaintance  with  its  literatm*e. 

He  was  married,  in  1873,  to  Miss  Annie  Moshier,  a  daughter  of 
Frederick  and  Louise  Moshier  of  Connecticut.  They  have  one 
daughter,  who  bears  her  mother's  name. 

Justice  Bischoff  has  invariably  commanded  the  cordial  esteem 
of  his  colleagues  at  the  bar  and  upon  the  bench,  and  has  fre- 
quently l^een  the  recipient  of  tangible  proofs  of  their  regard.  A 
well-deserved  tribute  to  him  is  contained  in  James  Wilton 
Brooks's  "  History  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,"  in  the 
following  words : 

"  His  moral  courage,  his  self-reliance,  his  independence  of  char- 
acter, his  firm  adherence  to  the  right  cause,  have  rendered  his 
decisions  more  than  usually  acceptable  to  the  bar.  Though  one 
of  the  youngest  judges  on  the  bench,  he  has  become  already 
noted  for  his  industry,  his  uniform  courtesy,  and  the  soundness 
of  his  decisions." 


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JAMES  ARMSTRONG  BLANCHARD 


JAMES  ARMSTRONG  BLANCHARD  was  born,  in  1845, 
at  Henderson,  Jefferson  County,  New  York.  His  father 
was  of  mingled  English  and  French  Huguenot  and  his  mother 
of  Scotch  descent.  When  he  was  nine  years  old  the  family 
moved  to  Fond  du  Lac  County,  Wisconsin.  A  few  years  later 
the  elder  Blanchard  died,  leaving  the  family  with  little  means. 
The  boy  was  thus  thrown  upon  liis  own  resources  in  a  struggle 
against  the  handicap  of  poverty.  For  some  years  he  worked  on 
the  farm,  attending  the  local  school  in  winter. 

Before  he  attained  his  majority,  however,  he  left  the  farm  for 
the  army,  enlisting,  in  the  summer  of  1864,  in  the  Wisconsin 
Cavalry.  He  served  through  the  war,  and  was  honorably  mus- 
tered out  in  November,  1865.  His  health  had  been  impaired  by 
the  exposures  and  privations  of  campaigning,  and  he  went  back 
to  the  farm  for  a  few  months.  With  health  restored,  he  entered 
the  preparatory  course  of  Ripon  College.  From  that  course  he 
advanced  duly  into  the  regular  collegiate  course.  He  was  still 
in  financial  straits,  and  was  compelled  to  devote  some  time  to 
teaching  to  earn  money  for  necessary  expenses.  In  spite  of  this, 
he  maintained  a  high  rank  in  his  class,  and  was  graduated  in  the 
classical  course,  with  high  honors,  in  1871.  During  the  last  two 
years  of  his  course  he  was  one  of  the  editors  of  the  college  paper. 

On  leaving  Ripon  Mr.  Blanchard  came  to  New  York  and  en- 
tered the  Law  School  of  Columbia  College.  Dming  his  course 
there  he  supported  himself  by  teaching.  He  was  graduated  in 
1873,  and  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar.  Forthwith  he 
opened  and  for  eight  years  maintained  a  law  office  alone,  build- 
ing up  an  excellent  practice.  In  1881  he  became  the  senior 
member  of  the  firm  of  Blanchard,  Gay  &  Phelps,  which,  the  next 


38  JAMES  AKMSTEONG  BLANCHARD 

year,  moved  into  its  well-known  offices  in  the  Tribune  Building. 
The  fii'm  had  a  prosperous  career,  figuring  in  numerous  cases 
involving  large  interests.  It  was  dissolved  in  1896,  and  since 
that  time  Mi\  Blanchard  has  continued  alone  his  practice  in  the 
offices  so  long  identified  with  the  fii*m. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Blanchard  has  been  one  of  the  foremost 
leaders  of  the  Repubhcan  party  in  this  city.  He  has  been  presi- 
dent of  the  Repubhcan  Club  of  the  City  of  New  York,  which  is 
one  of  the  best-known  and  most  influential  social  and  pohtical 
clubs  of  the  metropolis,  and  he  was  one  of  its  five  members  who, 
in  1887,  formed  a  committee  to  organize  the  National  Conven- 
tion of  Repubhcan  Clubs  in  this  city  that  year.  He  was  active 
in  the  formation  of  the  Republican  League  of  the  United  States, 
and  for  four  years  was  chairman  of  its  sub-executive  committee. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Committee  of  Thirty  which,  a  few  years 
ago,  reorganized  the  Republican  party  organization  in  this  city, 
and  a  member  of  the  Committee  of  Seventy  that  brought  about 
the  election  of  a  reform  mayor  in  1894. 

Although  often  importuned  to  become  a  candidate  for  political 
office.  Ml".  Blanchard  steadily  refused  to  do  so,  declaring  that  his 
ambition  was  to  occupy  a  place  upon  the  judicial  bench.  This 
ambition  was  fulfilled  in  December,  1898.  At  that  time  Justice 
Fitzgerald  resigned  his  place  in  the  Court  of  General  Sessions  to 
take  a  place  on  the  bench  of  the  Supreme  Court.  Thereupon 
Governor-elect  Roosevelt  selected  Mr.  Blanchard  to  be  his  suc- 
cessor, and  in  January,  1899,  made  the  appointment,  which  met 
with  the  hearty  approval  of  the  bar  of  this  city. 

Judge  Blanchard  is  a  member  of  the  Bar  Association,  the 
American  Geographical  Society,  the  Union  League  Club  and  the 
latter's  Committee  on  Pohtical  Reform,  Lafayette  Post,  G.  A.  R., 
and  various  other  social  and  political  organizations.  He  is  mar- 
ried, and  has  one  child,  a  son,  who  is  a  student  at  Philhps  Exeter 
Academy. 


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■  was  boi 

died,  and  his  )t 

New  Orleans. 
'me  relatives  oi 
ommon  schoo) '  ^ 
ien  he  folio -p 
boohng  witli 
His  first  bii.:- 
»om  of  his  steptp 
7'ief,  and  within  !■ 
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len  the  L- 
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CORNELIUS    NEWTON    BLISS 


AMONG  the  citizens  whom  this  city,  and  indeed  this  nation, 
±\.  might  most  gladly  put  forward  as  tyi3es  of  the  best  citi- 
zenship, in  probity,  enterprise,  and  culture,  the  figure  of  Corne- 
lius Newton  Bliss  stands  conspicuous.  As  merchant,  financier, 
political  counselor,  social  leader,  and  public  servant,  he  holds 
and  has  long  held  a  place  of  especial  honor.  He  comes  of  that 
sturdy  Devonshire  stock  which  did  so  much  for  old  England's 
greatness,  and  is  descended  from  some  of  those  Puritan  colonists 
who  laid  in  New  England  unsurpassed  foundations  for  a  Grreater 
Britain  on  this  side  of  the  sea.  His  earliest  American  ancestor 
came  to  these  shores  in  1633,  and  settled  at  Weymouth,  Massachu- 
setts, afterward  becoming  one  of  the  founders  of  Rehoboth,  in  the 
same  colony  and  State.  The  father  of  Mr.  Bliss  lived  at  Fall  River, 
Massachusetts,  and  in  that  busy  city,  in  1833,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  was  born.  While  Cornelius  was  yet  an  infant  his  father 
died,  and  his  mother  a  few  years  later  remarried  and  moved  to 
New  Orleans.  The  boy,  however,  remained  in  Fall  River  with 
some  relatives  of  his  mother,  and  was  educated  there,  in  the 
common  schools  and  in  Fiske's  Academy.  At  the  age  of  four- 
teen he  followed  his  mother  to  New  Orleans,  and  completed  his 
schooling  with  a  coixrse  in  the  high  school  of  that  city. 

His  first  business  experience  was  acquired  in  the  counting- 
room  of  his  stepfather  in  New  Orleans.  His  stay  there  was 
brief,  and  within  the  year,  in  1848,  he  retiu-ned  to  the  North, 
and  found  employment  with  James  M.  Beebe  &  Co.,  of  Boston, 
then  the  largest  dry-goods  importing  and  jobbing  house  in  the 
country.  His  sterling  worth  caused  his  steady  promotion  until 
he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  which  succeeded  that  of  Beebe 
&  Co.     In  1866  he  formed  a  partnership  with  J.  S.  and  Eben 


40  CORNELIUS    NEWTON    BLISS 

Wright  of  Boston,  and  established  a  dry-goods  commission 
house  under  the  name  of  J.  S.  &  E,  Wright  &  Co.  A  branch 
office  was  opened  in  New  York,  and  Mr.  Bhss  came  here  to  take 
charge  of  it.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  a  resident  of  this  city 
and  identified  intimately  with  its  business,  political,  and  social 
life.  Upon  the  death  of  J.  S.  Wright,  the  firm  was  reorganized 
as  Wright,  Bliss  &  Fabyan.  Still  later  it  became  BHss,  Fabyan 
&  Co.,  of  New  York,  Boston,  and  Philadelphia,  with  Mr.  Bhss 
at  its  head.  Such  is  its  present  organization.  For  many  years 
it  has  ranked  as  one  of  the  largest,  if  not  the  very  largest,  of 
dry-goods  commission  houses  in  the  United  States,  its  office  and 
its  name  being  landmarks  in  the  dry-goods  trade. 

Upon  his  removal  to  New  York,  Mr.  Bhss  became  identified 
with  the  interests  of  this  city  in  a  particularly  prominent  and 
beneficent  manner.  There  have  been  few  movements  for  pro- 
moting the  gi*OA,\i;h  and  welfare  of  New  York  in  which  he  has 
not  taken  an  active  part,  giving  freely  his  time,  services,  and 
money  for  their  success.  He  has  been  influential  in  business 
outside  of  his  own  firm,  being  vice-president  of  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce,  vice-president  and  for  a  time  acting  president  of 
the  Fourth  National  Bank,  a  director  of  the  Central  Trust  Com- 
pany, the  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Company,  and  the  Home 
Insurance  Company,  and  governor  and  treasurer  of  the  New 
York  Hospital. 

In  politics  Mr.  Bhss  has  always  been  an  earnest  Repubhcan, 
devoted  to  the  principles  of  that  party,  and  especially  to  the 
national  policy  of  protection  to  American  industries.  For 
some  j^ears  he  has  been  the  president  of  the  Protective  Tariff 
League.  From  1878  to  1888  he  was  chairman  of  the  Repubh- 
can State  Committee.  President  Arthur  offered  him  a  cabinet 
office,  but  he  dechned  it.  In  1884  he  led  the  Committee  of  One 
Hundred,  appointed  at  a  great  meeting  of  citizens  of  New  York 
to  urge  the  renomination  of  Mr.  Arthur  for  the  Presidency.  In 
1885  he  declined  a  nomination  for  Governor  of  New  York,  and 
he  has  at  various  other  times  dechned  nomination  to  other  high 
offices.  For  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Republican  County 
Committee  in  this  city,  and  also  of  the  Republican  National 
Committee,  of  which  latter  he  was  treasurer  in  1892.  He  has 
been  active  in  various  movements  for  the  reform  and  strength- 


CORNELIUS    NEWTON    BLISS  41 

ening  of  the  Republican  party  in  this  city,  and  has  often  been 
urged  to  accept  a  nomination  for  Mayor.  He  was  a  leading 
member  of  the  Committee  of  Seventy  in  1894,  and  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Thu-ty,  which  reorganized  the  Repubhcan  local  organ- 
ization. 

Mr.  Bliss  accepted  his  first  pubhc  office  in  March,  1897,  when 
President  McKinley  appointed  him  Secretary  of  the  Interior  in 
his  cabinet.  He  was  reluctant  to  do  so,  but  yielded  to  the 
President's  earnest  request  and  to  a  sense  of  personal  duty  to 
the  public  service.  He  filled  the  office  with  distinguished  abil- 
ity, and  proved  a  most  useful  member  of  the  cabinet  as  a  general 
eoimselor  in  all  great  affairs  of  state.  At  the  end  of  1898,  how- 
ever, having  efficiently  sustained  the  President  through  the 
trying  days  of  the  war  wdth  Spain,  and  having  seen  the  treaty 
of  peace  concluded,  he  resigned  office  and  returned  to  his  busi- 
ness pursuits. 

Mr.  Bhss  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Union  League  Club, 
the  Century  Association,  the  Republican  Club,  the  Metropohtan 
Club,  the  Players  Club,  the  Riding  Club,  the  Merchants'  Club, 
the  American  Geographical  Society,  the  National  Academy  of 
Design,  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  the  American  Museum 
of  Natural  History,  and  the  New  England  Society  of  New  York. 


EMIL   LEOPOLD   BOAS 


THE  name  of  Boas  is  of  English  origin.  The  family  which 
bears  it  was,  however,  prior  to  the  present  generation, 
settled  in  Germany.  Two  generations  ago  Louis  Boas  was  a 
prosperous  merchant,  and  he  was  followed  in  his  pursuits  and 
in  his  success  by  his  son.  The  latter  married  Miss  Mina  Asher, 
and  to  them  Emil  Leopold  Boas  was  born,  at  Cloerlitz,  Prussia, 
on  November  15,  1854.  The  boy  was  sent  first  to  the  Royal 
Frederick  William  Gymnasium,  at  Breslau,  and  then  to  the 
Sophia  Gymnasium  of  Berhn. 

At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  entered  the  office  of  his  father's 
brother,  who  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  C.  B.  Richard  &  Boas 
of  New  York  and  Hamburg,  bankers  and  general  passenger 
agents  of  the  Hamburg- American  Line  of  steamships.  After  a 
year  he  was  transferred  to  the  New  York  office.  In  1880  Mr. 
Boas  was  made  a  partner  in  the  Hamburg  end  of  the  firm.  He 
had  scarcely  arrived  there,  however,  when  he  was  recalled  and 
made  a  member  of  the  New  York  firm  also. 

Ten  years  later  he  withdi'ew  from  the  Ann,  and  took  a  vaca- 
tion. Diu"ing  that  time  the  Hambm'g- American  Line  established 
offices  of  its  own  in  New  York.  Mr.  Boas  was  thereupon  ap- 
pointed general  manager  of  the  Hamburg- American  Line,  which 
office  he  has  continued  to  hold  up  to  the  present  time.  He  now 
lias  siipervisiou  and  management  of  all  the  interests  of  the 
Hamburg-American  Line  on  the  American  continent.  He  is 
also  president  of  the  Hambm*g-American  Line  Terminal  and 
Navigation  Company.  It  may  be  mentioned  that  the  Hambm'g- 
American  Line,  owning  over  two  hundi'ed  vessels,  is  probably 
the  largest  steamship  enterprise  in  the  world. 

Mr.  Boas  has  acted  in  a  semi-pubhc  capacity  as  the  represen- 

42 


0J.^i..il^^^^^-i^(>C^ 


A.)   BOAS 

h  origin.     The  family  which 

to  the  present  •  generation, 

lions  ago  Louis  Boas  was  a 


•as  born,  at  Goeriitz,  Prussia, 

y  was  sent  first  to  the  Royal 

xm,  at  Breslau,  and  then  to  the 

entered  the  office  of  his  father's 
)  of  C.  B.  Richard  &  Boas 
:■   and  general  passenger 

;'an  Line  of  steamships.     After  a 

ue  New  York  ofBce.    In  1880  Mr. 

lie  Hamburg  end  of  the  firm.  He 
,ed  th.  ;  he  was  recalled  and 


'On  ap- 

.  .   :j:,  ,  which 

-.i\H.  'i  •  '  le  now 

has   s.  of  the 

Xl{mib{.  .          .    _.,  „L:    .....                   .._...     He  is 

also  presidc-ut  of  t:  irg-Amt'.                 -  Terminal  and 

Navigation  Com,  i  uiat  the  Hambm'g- 

AuiHrican  Li?)^  vessels,  is  probably 

tiie  largest  ■  ui. 

Mr  Boa>;  m'!!  .  as  the  represen- 


^^ua^:^^^^. 


EMIL    LEOPOLD    BOAS  43 

tative  of  the  New  York  shipping  interests  on  a  number  of 
occasions,  taking  the  lead  in  urging  upon  Congress  the  need  of  a 
deeper  and  more  commodious  channel  from  the  inner  harbor  of 
New  York  to  the  ocean.  He  has  taken  a  similar  part  in  the 
movement  for  the  extension  of  the  pier  and  bulkhead  lines  so  as 
to  meet  the  enlarged  requirements  of  modem  shipping,  and  in 
the  improvement  of  the  New  York  State  canals,  being  treasurer 
and  chairman  of  the  finance  committee  of  the  Canal  Association 
of  Greater  New  York. 

Mr.  Boas  has  found  time  to  travel  extensively  in  America  and 
Eiu'ope,  and  to  devote  much  attention  to  literature  and  art.  He 
has  a  private  library  of  thirty-five  hundred  volumes,  largely  on  his- 
tory, geography,  political  economy,  and  kindred  topics.  The 
German  Emperor  has  made  him  a  Knight  of  the  Order  of 
the  Red  Eagle,  the  King  of  Italy  a  Chevalier  of  the  Order  of  St. 
Mamitius  and  St.  Lazarus.  The  King  of  Sweden  and  Norway 
has  made  him  a  Knight  of  the  first  class  of  the  Order  of  St.  Olaf , 
the  Sultan  of  Tiu'key  a  Commander  of  the  Order  of  Medjidjie* 
and  the  President  of  Venezuela  a  Commander  of  the  Order 
of  Bolivar,  the  Liberator. 

In  New  York  Mr.  Boas  is  connected  with  numerous  social 
organizations  of  high  rank.  Among  these  are  the  New  York 
Yacht  Club,  the  New  York  Athletic  Club,  St.  Andrew's  Golf 
Club,  the  National  Arts  Club,  the  Deutscher  Verein,  the  Lieder- 
ki'auz,  the  Unitarian  Club,  the  Patria  Club,  the  German  Social 
and  Scientific  Club,  the  American  Geographical  Society,  the 
American  Statistical  Society,  the  American  Ethnological  Society, 
and  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science,  the 
New  York  Zoological  Society,  the  American  Museum  of  Natural 
History,  the  Metropohtan  Museum  of  Art,  the  German  Society, 
the  Charity  Organization  Society,  the  Maritime  Association,  the 
Produce  Exchange,  and  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  the  State 
of  New  York. 

Mr.  Boas  was  married  in  New  York,  on  March  20,  1888,  to 
Miss  Harriet  Betty  Sternfield.  They  have  one  child,  Herbert 
Allan  Boas.  Mrs.  Boas  came  from  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and 
is  identified  with  the  New  England  Society,  the  Women's  Phil- 
harmonic Society,  the  League  of  Unitarian  Women,  and  various 
other  organizations. 


FRANK  STUART   BOND 


THE  Bond  family  in  England  is  an  ancient  one,  its  authen- 
tic records  dating  as  far  back  as  the  Norman  Conquest, 
and  many  of  its  members  have  risen  to  eminence.  In  the  United 
States,  or  rather  in  the  North  American  colonies,  it  was  planted 
early.  Its  fii'st  member  here  was  WilHam  Bond,  grandson  of 
Jonas  Bond,  and  son  of  Thomas  Bond  of  Bury  St.  Edmunds, 
Suffolk,  England,  who  was  brought  to  this  country  in  his  boy- 
hood, in  1630,  by  his  aunt,  Elizabeth  Child.  They  settled  at 
Watertown,  Massachusetts,  on  the  Jennison  farm,  which  re- 
mained in  the  possession  of  the  family  for  more  than  one  hun- 
dred and  seventy  years.  From  William  Bond,  the  sixth  in  du'eet 
descent  was  Alvan  Bond  of  Norwich,  Connecticut,  an  eminent 
Congregational  minister,  who  married  Sarah  Richardson,  and  to 
whom  was  born,  at  Stur bridge,  Massachusetts,  on  February 
1,  1830,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Frank  Stuart  Bond  was  educated  at  the  Noi-wich  Academy, 
and  at  the  high  school  at  Hopkinton,  Massachusetts.  He  then 
entered  the  raih'oad  business,  which  was  beginning  to  develop 
into  great  proportions.  His  first  work  was  in  the  office  of  the 
treasurer  of  the  Norwich  and  Worcester  Railroad,  in  1849-50, 
Next  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  entered  the  service  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati, Hamilton  and  Dayton  Railroad,  and  became  its  secretary. 
In  1856  he  came  to  New  York,  and  from  1857  to  1861  was  secre- 
tary and  treasurer  of  the  Auburn  and  Allentown  and  Schuylkill 
and  Susquehanna  railroads. 

The  war  called  him  into  the  service  of  the  nation.  He  was 
in  1862  commissioned  a  lieutenant  of  volunteers  in  the  Connec- 
ticut State  troops,  and  went  to  the  front  as  an  aide  on  the  staff 
of  Brigadier-General  Daniel  Tyler.     He  served  imder  General 


,,o  . 


Q 


BOND 

IS  an  ancient  one,  its  auti 
•  ■,k  as  the  Norman   Conquest, 
-;n  to  eminence.    In  the  Vmi  ^d 
;  American  colonies,  it  -was 

;  d  was  William  Bond,  grai^ 

.'>mas  Bond  of  Bury  St.  Edmun 


tts,   on 
.  of  the  t; 
i\  ■  From  William  Bond,  the  sixth  in  direct 

<.l  I  of  Norwich,  Connecticut,  an  eminent 

(  who  married  Sarah  Kichardson,  and  to 

\^  Massachusetts,   on   Fehruary 

3  h. 

id  was  ' 

t-:  business,  which  was  beg'i 


>  .lie  Cin- 

•■:  'retary. 

1  ■-■.s  secre- 

^  1  rr^chuylkill 

He  was 

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FRANK    STUART    BOND  45 

Pope  in  Mississippi,  at  Farmington,  and  in  other  engagements 
leading  to  the  captiire  of  Corinth.  Then  he  went  upon  the 
staif  of  General  Rosecrans,  commanding  the  Army  of  the  Cum- 
berland. He  was  at  Stone  River,  Tullahoma,  Chickamauga,  and 
Chattanooga.  Finally  he  went  into  the  Missom-i  campaign,  and 
served  until  November  18, 1864,  when  he  resigned  his  commis- 
sion. 

He  returned  to  railroading  m  1868,  when  he  became  connected 
with  the  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas  Raih'oad  Company,  then 
recently  organized.  He  resigned  its  vice-presidency  in  1873,  and 
became  vice-president  of  the  Texas  and  Pacific  Company,  in 
which  capacity  he  served  until  1881.  He  then  became  for  two 
years  president  of  the  Philadelphia  and  Reading  Raiboad,  in  a 
trying  time  in  the  history  of  that  company.  From  1884  to  1886 
he  was  president  of  five  associated  raih'oad  companies  —  the  Cin- 
cinnati, New  Orleans  and  Texas  Pacific,  the  Alabama  and  Great 
Southern,  the  New  Orleans  and  Northeastern,  the  Vicksbiu'g 
and  Meridian,  and  the  Vicksburg,  Shreveport  and  Pacific.  The 
combination  operated  some  eleven  hundi-ed  and  fifty-nine  miles 
of  completed  road.  Then  in  1886  he  became  vice-president  of 
the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul  Railroad,  and  still  remains 
in  that  office,  with  headquarters  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Bond  has  not  been  conspicuous  in  public  life,  nor  has 
he  taken  more  than  a  citizen's  interest  in  pohtics.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  ISIihtary  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United 
States,  and  also  of  the  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution, Union  League,  Union,  Century,  and  Metropolitan  clubs. 

Mr.  Bond's  hfe-work  has  been  given,  save  for  his  military 
career,  almost  exclusively  to  railroading,  which  has  long  been 
one  of  the  foremost  industries  of  this  nation.  It  has,  however, 
been  sufficiently  varied  in  its  scope  to  give  him  a  wide  experience 
and  knowledge  of  the  land  of  his  birth,  and  of  the  people  who 
are  his  countrymen.  He  has  put  his  personal  impress  upon 
many  important  luies  of  transportation  in  various  parts  of  the 
Union,  and  of  the  developments  of  American  railroads  in  the 
last  fifty  years  can  truly  say,  "All  of  them  I  saw,  and  a  large 
part  of  them  I  was." 


^■^*«ss^ 


HKNIiY   WKLLKIl   HOOKSTAVER 

T[)U(/IIH1''ABK  was  the  ori;i;ii)iil  form  of  tlie  name  now  known 
.J.  ^  as  Iiookslav(;r,  and  it  was  borne,  in  tli(!  sixteenth  century, 
by  a  notable  r(;lij^iouH  reformer  of  Switzerland,  Henry  Buchstabe. 
'J'hci  family  th(;r(!aft(ii'  removed  to  Germany  and  to  Holland,  and 
at  tb(;  b<!f^inning  of  th(;  eighteenth  century  one  Jacobus  Boock- 
stafx^rs,  a  liri(;al  des(;endant  of  Henry  Buchstabe,  came  to  this 
country  and  s(!ttled  in  Orange  Cou)ity,  New  York.  One  of  his 
direct  d(isc(!ndants  was  l>ani(!l  Bookstaver,  who  mamed  Miss 
AUiilla  Welksr,  a  lady  of  Teutonic  descent,  and  lived  at  Mont- 
gom(!ry.  Orange  County,  New  York. 

To  this  lattcsr  ccmple  was  born  at  Montgomery,  on  September 
17,  18)55,  a  son,  to  wJioni  tlxiy  gav(!  the;  nanu!  of  Henry,  in  memory 
of  his  fanious  ancestor,  the  Swiss  reformer,  and  that  of  Weller, 
in  memory  of  his  mother's  family.  The  boy  was  educated  at 
the  academy  at  Montgomery,  and  then  at  Rutgers  College,  New 
lii'unswick,  N<iw  rlc^'sey.  From  the  latter  institution  he  was 
gra(hialed  A.  I?.,  with  high  honors,  in  1H50,  ajid  from  it  he 
siibse<|ii(Uitly  rcciMVcid  the  degrcics  of  A.  M.  and  IjL.  D. 

ll(airy  Wc-llcr  Booksiav<!r  then  decided  upon  the  practice  of 
th(f  lawns  his  Hfc-work.  lie  entered  as  a  student  the  office  of 
M(fssrs.  Brown,  Hall  ik,  Vandcrfjocl  in  this  city,  and  by  18G1  was 
able  to  [)ass  his  examination  .ind  he  admitted  to  tlu^  bar.  A  lit- 
tle laicr  h((  was  mad(^  a  {jartner  in  the  Jii-in  with  which  \\(\  had 
stixlicd.  Sin(u)  tliat  tinui  he  has  constantly  been  in  succ(\ssfnl 
practice)  oT  tiui  law  in  this  city,  with  the  exception  of  the  con- 
sideraldf  period  during  which  he  has  been  on  the  judicial  bench, 
lie  has  had  a,  lai'ge  and  lucrative  pi'ivate  practice,  and  has  also 
been  attoi-ncy  to  the  sheriff,  counsel  i-o  tlu^  Police  Board,  and 
coiins<.d    to    the    (Commissioners   of    Charities    and    Corrections. 


A 


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HENEY  WELLER  B^ 


T^I;i'OSTABE  was  the  original  form  of  the  uaine  now  knoiATi 
I  )^    . .   f'w  )okstaver,  and  it  was  borne,  in  the  sixteenth  century, 

Ni  religious  reformer  of  Switzerland,  Henry  Buchstabe. 
tiiereafter  removed  to  Gremiany  and  to  Holland,  and 

uninf?  of  tlie  eiarhteenth  cpnt'n-v  nnf  Jacobus  Boock- 


■".amo  to  this 

One  of  his 

.ed  Miss 

auu  jjin.Tv.1  at  jjxont- 


sj auefs,  ii  hneal  descendant  of  I 
country  and  settl'^d  in  Oran^i'  -' 
direct  descendants  was  Dai 
AlVna  Weller,  a  lady  of  Teu....iM    ...... 

ti.vM;! -ry,  Oraue't.^  County,  New  York. 
"  T..>  tliis 
17, 1835,  a: 

of  his  famous  ancestor,  the  Swiss  reformer,  and  that  of  Weller, 
in  memory-  "*  ■■  mother's  family.  The  boy  was  educated  a;t 
tne  aeadc  ntgomery,  and  then  at  Rutgers  College,  New 

Brni;  rsey.      From  the  latter  institution  he  was 

gr;;'-'  '■^'    his^h   honor?,  i^"!  1.^59    -'■"•'^    f^y^^v    it   he 


ry,  on  September 
Henry,  in  memory- 


the  law  as  h\>  iliV- work.     He  enter. 
■     1  &Vano 
■uirjtatiovi 
made  a  par: 
i!i;vt  time  li 
f  :"'!v-'  in  this  city,  wit 

•ng  which  ho  ' 
atid  mcrati% 
iH  sheriif,  co^' 
nnmissioners  > 

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■';    ibol  was 

liar.     A  lit- 

u  \^!tiu  which  he  had 

■".   been  in  successful 

■ption  of  the  con- 

'  .   ihe  judicial  bench. 

;  irfictiee,  and  has  also 

r^ohce  Board,  and 

and   CoiTections 


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HENRY    WELLER    BOOKSTAVER  47 

His  defense  of  Sheriff  Reilly  gave  him  the  reputation  of  one 
of  the  most  eloquent  pleaders  at  the  bar  of  this  city. 

Mr.  Bookstaver  was  elected  a  jvistice  of  the  Com't  of  Common 
Pleas  in  1885,  and  had  an  honorable  career  on  that  bench.  He 
was  retained  in  that  office  imtil  1896,  when  the  Coui't  of  Com- 
mon Pleas  was  merged  into  the  Supreme  Court,  and  then  he 
became  a  justice  of  the  latter  tribunal,  which  place  he  still 
adorns. 

The  judicial  office  is,  of  course,  in  a  large  measure  removed 
fi'om  politics.  Considerations  of  politics  are  not  supposed  to 
enter  into  the  influences  which  determine  judicial  decisions. 
Nevertheless,  under  our  system  judges  are  largely  elected  on 
political  tickets,  as  party  candidates,  and  it  not  infrequently  hap- 
pens that  an  earnest  partizan  becomes  an  impartial  and  most 
estimable  judge.  Such  is  the  case  with  Justice  Bookstaver.  He 
has  long  been  an  active  member  of  the  Democratic  party,  and 
was,  before  his  elevation  to  the  bench,  interested  in  its  acti\ities. 
His  engagements  as  counsel  to  various  city  officers  and  depart- 
ments were  semi-political  offices.  For  fifteen  years,  however,  he 
has  been  on  the  bench,  the  dispenser  of  impartial  justice  without 
regard  to  party  politics. 

Important  as  his  professional  and  official  work  has  been,  it  has 
not  entirely  absorbed  Justice  Bookstaver's  attention.  He  has 
found  time  to  cultivate  Uterary  and  artistic  tastes,  and  to  do 
much  for  then*  promotion  in  the  community.  He  has  often 
served  as  a  public  speaker  at  dinners  and  on  other  occasions. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Archgeological,  Geographical,  and  Histor- 
ical societies  of  this  city,  and  also  of  the  Metropolitan  Museum 
of  Art  and  of  the  Museum  of  Natural  History.  He  has  retained 
a  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  his  Alma  Mater,  Rutgers  Col- 
lege, and  is  a  member  of  its  board  of  trustees. 

Justice  Bookstaver  is  a  member  of  the  Manhattan,  St.  Nicho- 
las, and  Zeta  Psi  clubs  of  this  city,  and  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  the  last-named.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Casino  Club  of 
Newport,  Rhode  Island. 

He  was  married,  on  September  6,  1865,  to  Miss  Mary  Bayliss 
Young  of  Orange  County,  New  York. 


henhy  prosper  booth 


ONE  of  the  foremost  names  in  the  shipping  world  of  New- 
York  to-day  is  that  of  Henry  Prosper  Booth,  long  identi- 
fied with  the  famous  "  Ward  Line  "  of  steamships.  He  is  of  New 
England  ancestry,  and  was  bom  in  New  York  city  on  July  19, 
1836.  His  education  was  acquired  in  local  schools  and  in  the 
Mechanics'  Institute,  and  was  eminently  thorough  and  practical. 

His  business  career  was  begun  as  a  clerk  for  a  firm  of  shipping 
merchants,  and  thus  was  begun  his  hfelong  alliance  and  identifi- 
cation with  the  commercial  interests  of  the  port  of  New  York. 
In  1856  he  was  admitted  to  partnership  in  the  firm  of  James  E, 
Ward  &  Co.,  and  in  time  became  the  head  of  that  firm,  and  finally 
president  of  the  New  York  and  Cuba  Mail  Steamship  Line, 
commonly  known  as  the  "  Ward  Line." 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Manhattan  and  Colonial  clubs  of  New 
York,  and  is  well  known  in  social  circles.  The  dominant  feature 
of  his  busy  life,  however,  has  been  his  devotion  to  shipping  and 
commercial  interests,  and  the  true  and  characteristic  record  of 
his  life  is  found  in  the  great  connnercial  estabhshment  of  which 
he  is  the  head  and  of  which  he  has  long  been  the  directing  force. 

The  Ward  Line  is  one  of  the  most  important  fleets  of  coast- 
wise steamships  in  the  world.  Its  home  port  is  New  York. 
From  New  York  its  swift,  stanch  vessels  ply  with  the  regularity 
of  shuttles  in  a  loom  to  the  Bahamas,  Cuba,  and  Mexico.  They 
touch  at  numerous  ports  of  Cuba  and  all  the  Gulf  ports  of  Mexico, 
and  with  their  extensive  railroad  connections  afford  access  to  all 
parts  of  those  countries.  There  are  practically  four  distinct 
routes  from  New  York,  and  many  more  short  side  routes  in  the 
Gulf  of  INIexico  and  the  Caribbean  Sea,  in  aU  covering  about 
ten  thousand  miles  of  seiTice. 


Ti^^^ri 


,rv— 1    -v  "^7^, 


HENET  PROSPER  BC^'^'^" 

/~\NE  of  the  foremost  names  in  the  ship};i 

\  }  York  to-day  is  that  of  Henry  Prosper  1 

iied  with  the  famous  "  Ward  Line  "  of  steamships.     He  is  of  >.  >  - 

England  ancestry,  and  was  bom  in  New  York  city  on  July  lc>, 

18ii6.     His  education  was  acquired  in  local  schools  and  in  the 

Mechanics' Institute,  and  was  er-  '  '      ^  ^-.i. 

His  business  career  was  bep^^v  ^^  ':=g 

merchants,  and  thus  was  be;.  identifi- 

cation with  the  commercial  ...:  .■        .  .-;w  York. 

In  1856  he  was  admitted  to  par'i  \  firm  of  James  E. 

Ward  &,  Co.,  and  in  time  became  ti^e  iica^i  ui  mat  firm,  and  finallj 
president  of  the  New  York  and  Cuba  Mail  Hteamslup  Linp 
commonly  known  as  the  "  Ward  Line," 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Manhattan  and  L : l        _      ,, 

York,  and  is  weU  known  in  social  circles.     The  dominant  feature 
of  his  busy  life,  however,  has  been  his  devotion  to  shipping  and 
commercial  interests,  and  the  ti'ue  ."ind  characteristic  re^.nr  ■' 
his  life  is  found  in  the  grea^ 
he  is  the  head  and  of  which  ' 

The  Ward  Line  is  one  of  the  mosi  i  ets  of  co 

wise  steamships  in  the  world.     Its  -  New  Yi_>rk, 

From  New  York  its  swift,  stanch  ve>  !ie  regularity 

of  shuttles  in  a  loom  to  the  ^  xico.     Tl  - 

touch  at  numerous  ports  of  (.  >.  vis  of  Me.xi  • 

and  with  their  extensive  railroa-J  tford  access  to  all 

parts  of  those  countries.      The"'  illy  four  distinct 

rotates  from  New  York,  and  man  >ide  routes  in  the 

Gulf  of  Mexico  and  the  Carib>>  m  all  covering  al  ru' 

ten  thousand  miles  of  service. 


ij^.^ 


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HENRY    PROSPER    BOOTH  49 

The  fleet  comprises  the  steamers  Havana  and  Mexico,  of  6000 
tons  each  ;  the  Vigilancia  and  Seguranca,  of  4115  tons  each ;  the 
Yucatan  and  Orizaba,  of  3500  tons  each ;  the  Matanzas,  of  3100 
tons;  and  the  Saratoga,  City  of  Washington,  Santiago,  Niagara, 
Cienfuegos,  City  of  San  Antonio,  Santiago  cle  Cuba,  Hidalgo, 
Cometa,  Hebe,  Juno,  Manteo,  Edwin  Bailey,  Atlantica,  and  Mo  ran, 
of  from  2820  tons  down.  At  this  writing  there  are  imder  con- 
struction two  more  steamships  of  5000  tons  each  and  one  of 
7000. 

The  steamers  of  the  Wai'd  Line  embrace  as  stanch  and  com- 
fortable ships  as  are  in  service  from  any  part  of  the  world. 
They  are  new  fiill-powered  steamers,  of  most  modern  construc- 
tion, built  exjiressly  for  the  service,  and  they  offer  all  the  luxu- 
ries of  travel,  including  a  most  excellent  and  well-maintained 
cuisine,  large  and  well-ventilated  state-rooms,  perfect  beds,  electric 
hghts,  handsome  smoking-rooms  and  social  halls,  baths  and 
barber  shoj^s,  and  all  details  necessary  to  insure  comfort  to  the 
traveler  in  the  tropics. 

The  freight  facilities  of  these  steamers  have  also  been  carefully 
provided  for,  and  they  are  equipped  with  necessary  appliances  to 
provide  not  only  for  heavy  machinery,  etc.,  but  also  for  fresh 
vegetables,  fresh  beef,  etc.,  which  places  them  in  the  lead  of  all 
means  of  transportation  for  rapidly  advancing  commercial  indus- 
tries between  this  country  and  its  Southern  neighbors. 


SIMON  BOUG 

A  FINE  example  of  the  "  self-made"  man  is  found  in  Simon 
Borg,  the  well-known  banker  and  railroad  president.  He 
is  of  German  origin,  having  been  born  on  April  1,  1840,  at 
Haupersweiler,  a  village  in  the  Rhine  Province  of  Prussia.  His 
father,  Model  Borg,  was  a  merchant,  and  was  of  German  bu*th, 
though  his  ancestors  came  from  Holland  and,  still  earlier,  from 
Sweden.     His  mother,  Babetta  Borg,  was  of  pui'e  German  stock. 

Simon  Borg  was  educated  in  Germany  until  he  was  fourteen 
years  old.  Then  he  was  left  an  orphan,  both  his  parents  dying 
within  about  fifteen  months.  He  was  the  eldest  of  four  chil- 
dren, and  was  largely  thrown  upon  his  own  eiforts  for  support. 
For  a  couple  of  years  he  remained  in  Germany,  seeking  to  find  a 
promising  opening  in  some  business,  but  without  success.  He 
then  decided  to  emigrate  to  the  United  States.  This  he  did, 
landing  in  New  York,  and  thence  proceeding  to  Memphis,  Ten- 
nessee. 

At  Memphis  he  apprenticed  himself  to  the  firm  of  N.  S.  Bruce 
&  Co.,  carriage  manufacturers,  in  the  trimming  department,  and 
from  his  seventeenth  to  his  twenty-first  year  worked  at  the  trade. 
His  wages  were  two  dollars  and  a  half  a  week  the  first  year, 
three  dollars  and  a  half  a  week  the  second  year,  five  doUars  the 
third,  and  seven  dollars  the  fourth  year  of  his  apprenticeship. 
He  was,  however,  permitted  to  work  overtime  and  to  earn  extra 
pay,  and  thus  he  was  enabled  to  make  a  comfortable  living. 
Moreover,  he  received  much  encouragement  from  his  employ- 
ers, who  appreciated  his  efforts  and  took  an  interest  in  his  wel- 
fare. 

After  completing  his  apprenticeship  JSIi*.  Borg  worked  for  sev- 
eral years  as  a  journeyman.     But   the   Civil  War  had   so  im- 

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SBION  BOEG 

4   FliSE  example  of  the  "  self-made"  mian  is  foxind  in  Sirr  ^ 
j^\-  Bora:,  the  well-known  banker  and  railroad  president.     He 
;■    (>t    (ri^rman  origin,  having  been  bom  on  April  1,  1840,  at 
isweiler,  a  village  in  the  Rhine  "  "'i-ussia.     His 

,  Mc>del  Borg,  was  a  merchant.  mian  birth, 

tijough  his  ancestors  eame  from  '  er,  from 

Sweden.     His  mother,  Babet-  a  stock. 

Simon  Borg  was  educated  tourteen 

real's  old.     Thpn  he  wa-^     "  s  dying 

within  about  fifteen  th  or  chil- 

dren, and  wa.s  large  tor  support. 

For  a  couple  of  year.   „.  .  .-      ,._.„_,,. .    -i:ing  to  find  a 

promising  opening  in  some  business,  but  without  success.     He 
then   decided  to  ei.  '  '       '      ""'   '     '    '    ';s.     This  he  did, 

landing  in  New  Yoi  o  Memphis,  Ten- 

nessee. 

At  Memphis  he  apprenticed  himself  to  the  fim.  ^-f  '^^  S.  Bruce 
&  Co.,  caiTiage  manufacturers,  in  the  trim  :  nt,  and 

from  his  seventeenth  to  his  twent"  '■  ■  -  'le  trade. 

His  wages  were  two  dollars  an^;  -t  year, 

three  dollars  and  a  half  a  week  r  .  doilai's  the 

third,  aiid  seven  dollars  the  fou:  ■  rrntic€ship. 

He  was,  however,  permitted  to  w-  "n  extra 

pay,  and  thus  he  was  enabled  '  -  hving. 

Moreover,  he  received  much  en-  employ- 

ers, who  appreciated  his  efforts  and  to.;k  an  mterest  m  his  wel- 
fare. 

After  completing  his  apprenticeship  Mr.  Borg  worked  for  sev- 
eral years  as  a  journeyman.     Bn^   tip   ri-.-ii  TT^r  "'.^.l   so  im- 


SIMON    BOBG  51 

poverisbed  the  people  of  the  South  that  for  a  time  there  was 
httle  demand  for  fine  carnages,  and  he  was  accordingly  moved 
to  seek  another  occupation.  He  became  a  cotton-buyer,  but  in 
that  business  met  with  another  difficulty.  Most  of  the  planters 
would  take  nothing  in  payment  for  cotton  except  Southern  bank- 
notes. As  these  notes  varied  according  to  the  financial  condition 
of  the  banks,  dealings  in  them  became  necessary  in  order  to 
facihtate  the  purchase  of  the  cotton.  Such  dealing  in  notes 
increased  in  volume,  while  it  became  more  and  more  the  custom 
to  leave  the  purchasing  of  cotton  to  the  spinners  and  their 
agents.  Mr.  Borg  accordingly  gave  up  the  latter  business  and 
devoted  his  entire  attention  to  dealing  in  notes.  The  State  of 
Tennessee,  however,  imposed  so  heavy  a  tax  upon  this  busi- 
ness as  to  discourage  him  from  pursuing  it  in  its  simple  form, 
and  he  decided  to  become  a  fully  fledged  banker. 

He  accordingly  entered  into  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Lazarus 
Levy,  and  the  two  opened  at  Memphis,  Tennessee,  a  banking 
house  under  the  firm-name  of  Levy  &  Borg.  A  little  later  Mr. 
Jacob  Levy  was  also  taken  into  the  firm,  and  the  business  was 
successfully  conducted  for  many  years.  The  next  change  came 
when  the  State  and  city  began  to  consider  the  adoption  of  legis- 
lation oppressive  to  private  banking  enterprises.  Messrs.  Levy 
&  Borg  then,  in  self-protection,  applied  to  the  State  for  a  State 
bank  charter,  and  thus  established  the  Manhattan  Bank  of 
Memj)his.  Under  this  name  the  business  went  on  prosperously 
for  a  time.  Then  it  was  transformed  into  the  Manhattan  Sav- 
ings Bank  and  Trust  Company,  which  is  still  in  profitable  exis- 
tence and  in  which  Mr.  Borg  still  has  an  interest. 

The  closing  of  the  old  State  banking  system  did  away  entirely 
with  the  State  bank  curi'ency  and  with  the  business  of  dealing 
in  it.  But  at  this  time  the  Southern  people  were  in  great  need 
of  funds,  and  accordingly  began  to  sell  their  city  and  raih'oad 
bonds.  Mr.  Borg's  bank  engaged  largely  in  the  business  of  pur- 
chasing these  securities  and  placing  them  upon  the  market, 
chiefly  in  New  York.  It  became  necessary  for  some  one  to 
attend  to  the  business  in  New  York  as  the  bank's  representative, 
to  sell  the  securities  in  the  money  market  of  that  city,  and  Mr. 
Borg  was  chosen  for  the  task.  He  came  to  New  York  in  1865, 
and  since  that  date  has  spent  most  of  his  time  here.     In  1869  he 


52  SIMON    BORG 

established  the  firm  of  Levy  &  Borg  in  New  York,  and  it  re- 
mained until  1881,  when  it  was  dissolved  by  mutual  consent,  and 
the  present  banking  firm  of  Simon  Borg  &  Co.  took  its  place. 

Mr.  Borg  has  been  much  interested  in  railroads  as  well  as 
banking.  For  five  years,  dui'ing  its  construction  period,  he  was 
president  of  the  New  York,  Susquehanna  and  Western  Railroad. 
Under  his  direction  the  road  was  built  from  Stroudsburg  to 
Wilkesbarre,  Pennsylvania,  about  sixty-five  miles,  and  from 
Little  Ferry  Junction  to  Edgewater,  on  the  Hudson,  with  a 
double-track  tunnel  a  mile  long  under  the  Pahsades.  He  was 
also  uistrumenta]  in  constiticting  various  other  railroads,  and 
in  the  development  of  the  coal  and  coke  industrj'  at  Lookout 
Mountain,  and  has  served  on  the  reorganization  committees  of 
many  of  the  railroads  throughout  the  United  States. 

Mr.  Borg  has  held  no  political  office.  Neither  has  he  actively 
entered  into  club  life.  He  is  interested  in  many  benevolent  enter- 
prises, however,  being  president  of  the  Home  for  Aged  and  Infinn 
Hebrews,  a  trustee  of  the  United  Savings  Bank,  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trade  and  Transportation,  and  similarly  connected  with 
the  Mount  Sinai  Hospital,  the  Montefiore  Home  for  Chi'onic 
Invalids,  the  Hebrew  Technical  Institute,  the  Young  Men's 
Hebrew  Association,  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  the 
Charity  Organization  Society,  the  American  Museiun  of  Natural 
History,  the  New  York  Postgraduate  Hospital,  the  New  York 
Juvenile  Asylum,  the  Childi-en's  Aid  Society,  the  Dewey  Arch 
Committee,  and  many  others. 

He  was  married,  on  August  10,  1870,  to  Miss  Cecilia  Lichten- 
stadter  of  New  York,  who  has  borne  him  seven  children  :  Morti- 
mer S.,  Sidney  C,  Myron  I.,  Walter  B.,  Beatrice  C,  Edith  D., 
and  Elsie  H.  Borg.  He  declares  that  what  success  he  has  had  in 
life  is  largely  to  be  attributed  to  the  good  influence  and  wise 
counsel  of  his  wife,  and  to  the  happy  domestic  life  which  she  has 
created  for  him,  and  to  the  fact  that  he  has  taken  pleasm'e  in 
the  faithful  performance  of  his  daily  duties. 


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ARCHER  BROWN 

A  BOUT  the  time  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  or  a  little  before 
X-»-  it,  two  families,  named  respectively  Brown  and  Phelps, 
came  from  England,  settled  in  Connecticut,  and  then  migrated 
as  pioneers  to  what  is  now  the  central  part  of  New  York  State. 
Thomas  Brown,  a  member  of  the  one,  became  a  member  of  the 
New  York  Legislature  from  Chenango  County.  He  was  blessed 
with  no  less  than  sixteen  children,  of  whom  the  youngest  was 
E.  Huntington  Brown,  a  farmer  of  Otsego  County.  Elisha 
Phelps,  a  member  of  the  other  family  named,  was  a  farmer  who, 
because  of  his  enthusiasm  in  Whig  politics,  left  his  crops  un- 
harvested  and  took  the  stump  to  speak  and  sing  for  "  Tippecanoe 
and  Tyler,  too  ! "  His  daughter,  Henrietta  Phelps,  became  the 
wife  of  E.  Huntington  Brown,  but  was  soon  left  a  widow  with  a 
six-months-old  boy,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Some  years  later 
she  married  Hiram  Adams  of  Flint,  Michigan,  and  removed  to 
the  latter  place. 

Ai'cher  Brown  was  born  near  the  village  of  New  Berlin,  Otsego 
County,  New  York,  on  March  7,  1851.  In  1859  he  was  taken 
by  his  mother,  as  above  stated,  to  Flint,  Michigan,  and  was  pre- 
pared for  college  in  the  schools  of  that  place.  In  1868  he  en- 
tered the  University  of  Michigan,  and  four  years  later  was 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  During  his  college  life  he 
showed  a  strong  inclination  toward  literary  and  journalistic 
work,  and  was  one  of  the  editors  of  the  "  University  Chronicle." 

On  leaving  the  college  in  1872,  Mr.  Brown  decided  to  enter  the 
newspaper  profession.  He  accordingly  went  down  to  Cincinnati 
and  became  attached  to  the  staff  of  the  Cincinnati "  Gazette,"  then 
controlled  by  Richard  Smith.  He  was  successively  telegraph 
editor,  correspondent,  reporter,  and  managing  editor,  holding  the 

53 


54  AKCHEE    BKOWN 

last-named  place  for  five  years,  ending  in  1880.  In  1874  he  wrote 
a  history  of  the  famous  Woman's  Temperance  Crusade  in  Ohio, 
from  which  he  reahzed  enough  money  to  pay  for  a  European  trip. 
During  his  hfe  in  the  "  Grazette  "  office  he  served  as  correspondent 
for  the  New  York  "  Times  "  and  Chicago  "  Tribune." 

In  the  fall  of  1880  Mr.  Brown  gave  up  newspaper  work,  and 
joined  W.  A.  Rogers  in  foi-ming  the  pig-iron  firm  of  Rogers, 
Brown  &  Co.  of  Cincinnati.  His  capital  was  eight  thousand 
dollars,  the  saAangs  of  his  years  of  newspaper  work.  The  firm 
identified  itself  with  the  new  iron  district  then  being  developed 
in  Alabama,  and  prospered.  It  soon  estabhshed  a  branch  in  St. 
Louis,  then  another  in  Chicago,  and  later  six  more  in  other  lead- 
ing cities.  In  1890  an  enlargement  and  reorganization  of  the  firm 
took  place,  Mr.  Rogers  going  to  Buffalo,  New  York,  to  take 
charge  of  the  Tonawanda  Iron  and  Steel  Company  as  president. 
Five  years  later  Mr.  Brown  came  to  New  York  to  direct  the 
affairs  of  the  firm  in  the  East.  At  the  present  time  the  firm  is 
reputed  to  handle  about  one  third  of  the  iron  marketed  in  the 
United  States. 

Mr.  Brown  is  vice-president  of  the  Tonawanda  Iron  and  Steel 
Company,  chairman  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Em- 
pire State  Steel  and  Iron  Company,  and  a  director  of  the  Piano 
Manufacturing  Company  of  Chicago.  He  has  held  no  political 
office,  save  that  of  member  of  the  School  Board  of  Avondale, 
Cincinnati.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club  of  Cin- 
cinnati, the  Lawyers'  Club  of  New  York,  the  Essex  County 
Club,  New  Jersey,  and  is  president  of  the  Mosaic  Club  of  East 
Orange,  New  Jersey.  He  removed  his  home  to  East  Orange  in 
1896.  He  was  married,  on  June  29,  1880,  to  Miss  Adelaide 
Hitchcock,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Luke  Hitchcock,  of  Hitch- 
cock &  Walden,  the  Methodist  Book  Concern  firm  of  Cincinnati. 
They  have  four  children :  Archer  H.,  LoweU  H.,  Marjorie,  and 
Constance. 


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IT  is  not  only  in  new  lands  and  places  tliat  great  new  enter- 
prises are  undertaken.  Vast  is  the  development  and  wonder- 
ful is  tlie  enterprise  of  our  Western  States,  beyond  all  question 
But  in  the  oldest  States  of  the  East,  even  of  that  New  England 
which  is  now  so  old,  we  may  find  energy  and  enterprise,  and  op- 
portunity too,  equally  great.  Many  of  the  pushing,  successful 
men  of  the  West  have  gone  thither  from  the  East,  or  are  sons  of 
those  who  did  so.  But  those  who  remain  behind  in  New  England 
and  the  Middle  States  are  not  lacking  in  the  same  success-compel- 
hng  quahties.  We  shall  find  that  in  these  old  States  some  of  the 
greatest  of  the  new  enterprises  have  been  conceived,  organized, 
and  developed  into  full  success,  and  that  by  those  who  began  life 
in  the  more  quiet  and  conservative  ways  of  their  ancestors. 

There  is,  for  example,  no  more  settled  and  conservative  State 
than  the  old  commonwealth  of  New  Hampshire.  Its  citizens 
have  for  generations  been  pursuing  their  routine  ways  of  agri- 
culture, manufactures,  and  shipping.  Its  name  is  not  identi- 
fied with  "hustling"  or  "  booms";  yet  we  shall  find  some  of  its 
citizens  taking  leading  parts  in  some  of  the  greatest  new  enter- 
prises of  the  day. 

Peleg  N.  Burbank,  in  the  last  generation,  was  a  steady  and 
successful  shoe  manufactm-er  at  Franklin,  New  Hampshire.  To 
him  and  his  wife,  Sarah,  was  born,  at  that  place,  on  October  9, 
1843,  a  son,  to  whom  the  name  of  Alonzo  Norman  Burbank  was 
given.  The  boy  was  sent  to  the  common  school  at  Franklin, 
and  then  to  the  local  high  school  or  academy.  These  were  excel- 
lent institutions,  as  were  most  New  England  schools,  though, 
of  course,  not  of  collegiate  rank.  Young  Burbank  was  an  apt 
scholar,  and  learned,  with  practical  thoroughness,  all  there  was 


56  ALONZO    NORMAN    BUEBANK 

to  learn  in  those  schools,  and  a  great  deal  besides  from  inquiry 
and  observation  outside  of  the  school-room.  His  training  was 
not,  however,  of  a  professional  type,  and  he  was  apparently  des- 
tined to  enter  some  such  occupation  as  his  father's. 

His  first  work,  indeed,  was  in  his  father's  factory,  and  consisted 
of  the  simple  task  of  putting  strings  and  laces  into  shoes.  That 
was  work  he  was  able  to  do  in  his  childhood.  Later  he  became 
a  clerk  in  a  local  store,  deahng  out  dry-goods,  groceries,  and 
what  not,  to  the  rural  customer.  From  the  counter  of  the 
"general  store"  he  went  to  the  railroad,  and  became  a  brake- 
man,  and  then  a  station  agent  and  telegraph  operator.  Such 
have  been  the  occupations  of  thousands  of  New  England  youths 
who  have  never  I'isen  to  more  lucrative  or  important  places. 
There  was  little  to  indicate  that  this  one  was  to  make  a  "  new 
departure."     But  he  presently  did  so. 

From  the  railroad  he  went  to  a  paper-mill,  as  bookkeeper. 
That  was  in  the  old  days  of  paper-making,  when  the  materials 
used  were  Hnen,  straw,  old  paper,  etc.  But  the  trade  was  on  the 
verge  of  a  mighty  revolution,  of  which  New  England  and  New 
York  were  to  be  the  chief  scenes.  The  experunent  of  making 
paper  from  wood  was  essayed.  At  first  success  seemed  doubtful. 
But  persistence  won  the  day.  It  was  found  that  paper  could  be 
made  thus,  with  a  promise  of  far  greater  cheapness  than  from 
any  other  ma.terial.  The  vast  spruce  and  hemlock  forests  with 
which  the  New  England  hills  were  clothed  thus  became  store- 
houses of  raw  material,  while  close  at  hand,  in  the  unfailing 
mountain  streams,  lay  the  water-power  that  would  transfer  the 
logs  into  pulp  and  then  into  sheets  of  paper.  The  first  process 
was  to  reduce  the  logs  to  pulp  by  grinding  mechanically.  Later, 
the  same  end  was  attained  by  chemical  treatment.  Thus,  within 
the  last  quarter  of  a  century,  the  paper  trade  of  the  coimtry,  and 
indeed  of  the  world,  has  been  completely  revolutionized. 

Nor  is  it  merely  the  paper  trade,  in  itself,  that  is  thus  revolu- 
tionized. The  publishing  trade  in  all  its  branches  is  equally 
affected.  The  i-eduction  of  the  price  of  paper  stock  to  a  small 
fi-action  of  what  it  fonnerly  was,  has  made  possible  the  reduction 
in  price  of  newspapers,  magazines,  and  books,  in  a  manner  not 
dreamed  of  a  generation  ago.  This  has  caused  an  enormous 
increase  in  the  circulation  and  sale  of  publications  of  all  kinds, 


ALONZO    NOBMAN    BUKBANK  57 

and  a  commenstirately  wider  diffusion  of  knowledge  and  exten- 
sion of  those  influences  which  are  exerted  through  the  agency 
of  the  printing-press.  In  brief,  this  great  cheapening  of  paper  is 
to  be  ranked  second  only  to  the  invention  of  printing  itself. 

It  has  been  Mr.  Burbank's  lot  to  play  a  prominent  part  in  this 
work,  and  last  of  all  to  be  a  member  of  the  gigantic  corporation 
which  has  combined  within  itself  a  large  proportion  of  the  paper- 
manufacturing  business  of  the  North  American  Continent.  To 
this  his  clerkship  in  the  paper-mill  directly  led.  Without  enu- 
merating all  the  successive  steps  in  his  advancement  it  will  suf- 
fice to  say  that  he  has  been  treasurer  of  the  Fall  Mountain  Paper 
Company,  and  an  officer  also  of  the  Winnipiseogee  Paper  Com- 
pany, the  Green  Mountain  Pulp  Company,  the  Mount  Tom  Sul- 
phite Company,  and  the  Garvin's  Falls  Company.  Finally,  when 
a  short  time  ago  the  International  Paper  Company  was  organ- 
ized, including  within  itself  more  than  a  score  of  the  leading 
paper,  pulj),  and  sulphite  works  in  the  country,  and  dominat- 
ing the  major  part  of  the  paper  trade  of  America,  Mr.  Burbank 
became  an  active  and  influential  member  of  it. 

In  addition  to  these  interests,  Mr.  Burbank  is  a  director  of  the 
International  Tinist  Company  of  Boston,  and  of  the  Mercantile 
Trust  Company  of  the  same  city. 

Mr.  Biu'bank  now  makes  his  home  in  New  York,  and  is  here 
a  member  of  the  Metropolitan  and  Colonial  clubs.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Algonquin,  Temple,  and  Exchange  clubs  of 
Boston,  and  of  the  Westminster  Club  of  Bellows  Falls,  Ver- 
mont. 

Mr.  Burbank  was  manied  in  1865,  at  Andover,  New  Hamp- 
shire, to  Miss  Anna  M.  Gale.  They  have  four  children  :  Etta  M., 
Frederick  W.,  Margaret  H.,  and  Han-iet. 


SAMUEL  ROGER  CALLAWAY 


THE  executive  head  of  the  New  York  Central  and  Hudson 
River  Raih-oad,  which  forms  the  backbone  of  one  of  the 
greatest  raihoad  systems  in  the  world,  is  perhaps  as  typical  a 
"  railroad  man  "  as  can  anywhere  be  found.  He  has  been  a  rail- 
road man  all  his  business  life.  He  started  at  the  bottom  of  the 
ladder,  and  step  by  step,  through  sheer  energy,  industry,  and 
integrity,  has  made  his  way  to  the  top.  At  middle  age  he  stands 
at  the  head  of  and  the  acknowledged  master  of  one  of  the 
greatest  business  enterprises  of  the  nineteenth  century. 

Samuel  Roger  Callaway  is  of  Scotch  ancestry  and  of  Canadian 
birth.  He  was  born  in  the  province  of  Ontario,  Canada,  on 
December  24, 1850,  and  was  educated  in  the  local  public  schools. 
While  yet  a  mere  boy,  however,  he  began  raih'oad  work  in  the 
employ  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railroad  of  Canada.  He  was  only 
thirteen  years  old  when,  in  1863,  he  filled  a  junior  clerkship  in 
the  auditor's  office  of  that  corporation.  His  fii'st  salary  was 
eight  dollars  and  thirty-three  cents  a  month.  For  eleven  years 
he  remained  in  the  service  of  the  Grand  Trunk,  in  which  time 
he  became  proficient  in  many  departments  of  raiboad  work. 

Mr.  Callaway  came  to  the  United  States  in  1874  to  act  as 
superintendent  of  the  Detroit  and  Milwaukee  Railroad.  The 
president  of  that  road  was  C.  C.  Trowbridge,  and  it  is  interesting 
to  recall  that  he  one  day  gave  Mr.  Callaway  a  note  of  introduc- 
tion to  Commodore  Cornelius  Vanderbilt,  in  which  he  said 
that  Mr.  Callaway  was  the  kind  of  man  for  whom  the  Vander- 
bilts  would  have  use  some  day.  But  not  at  once  was  Mr.  Calla- 
way to  realize  that  prophecy.  He  went  from  the  Detroit  and 
Milwaukee  road  to  the  Grand  Trunk,  and  had  charge  of  its  lines 
west  of  the  St.  Clair  River.  Next  he  was  president  of  the 
Chicago  and  Western  Indiana  Railroad,  and  then  vice-president 


SAMUEL  ROGER  CALLAWAY  59 

and  general  manager  of  the  Union  Pacific.  During  the  con- 
struction period  of  the  Toledo,  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City  Rail- 
road he  was  its  president,  and  afterward  he  was  its  receiver. 

It  was  from  this  latter  place  that  he  went  into  the  service  of 
the  great  Vanderbilt  railroad  system.  He  was  first  called  to 
become  president  of  the  New  York,  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  or 
"Nickel  Plate"  Railroad.  This  was  in  1895.  John  Newell, 
president  of  the  Lake  Shore  Railroad,  had  died,  D.  W.  Caldwell, 
president  of  the  "  Nickel  Plate,"  had  been  promoted  to  succeed 
him,  and  Mr.  Callaway  was  made  Mr.  Caldwell's  successor.  Upon 
Mr.  Caldwell's  death,  Mr.  Callaway  was  chosen  to  succeed  him 
again,  as  president  of  the  Lake  Shore  Railroad.  Thus  he  was 
at  the  same  time  president  of  those  two  roads,  and  also  of  the 
Pittsburg  and  Lake  Erie  Raih'oad.     This  was  in  August,  1897. 

While  Mr.  Callaway  was  holding  these  offices,  Chauncey  M. 
Depew,  president  of  the  New  York  Central  and  Hudson  River 
Railroad,  resigned  his  place  to  become  chairman  of  the  combined 
boards  of  dii'ectors  of  all  the  Vanderbilt  roads,  and  Mr.  Calla- 
way was  jH'omptly  elected  to  succeed  him  on  March  30,  1898. 
He  at  the  same  time,  by  virtue  of  the  latter  election,  assumed 
executive  control  of  the  Rome,  Watertown  and  Ogdensburg 
Railroad  and  a  number  of  minor  lines.  Thus  he  became  the 
immediate  head  of  the  gigantic  railroad  system  with  which  his 
name  is  now  inseparably  connected,  and  the  prophecy  of  Presi- 
dent Trowbridge,  made  twenty-fom-  years  previously,  was  strik- 
ingly fulfilled. 

Mr.  Callaway's  capacity  for  work  is  prodigious.  He  is  syste- 
matic, careful,  reticent,  yet  straightforward  and  frank  in  all 
that  he  has  to  say.  He  is  prompt  and  decisive,  and  a  strict  dis- 
ciplinarian, yet  popular  with  his  suboi'dinates,  for  the  reason 
that,  like  all  real  leaders  of  men,  he  subjects  himself  to  the  same 
discipline  that  he  imposes  upon  them.  He  is  genial,  and  makes 
and  holds  many  friends. 

His  social  side  is  as  charming  and  attractive  as  his  business 
side  is  masterful  and  successful.  Mrs.  Callaway  has  borne  to 
him  a  daughter  and  two  sons.  The  family  had  just  settled  in  a 
fine  home  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  when  Mr.  Callaway  was  called  to 
New  York.  Their  home  is  now  in  the  latter  city,  and  it  is  a 
well-known  center  of  delightful  hospitality. 


JUAN   MANUEL   CEBALLOS 

ALTHOUGH  the  Spaniards  planted  no  colonies  on  the  North 
A^  American  continent  north  of  the  Floridas,  there  is  a  con- 
siderable sprinkhng  of  then-  race  in  the  northern  parts  of  the 
United  States,  and  especially  in  the  city  of  New  York.  Some  of 
these  Spanish  residents  and  citizens  are  of  comparatively  recent 
immigration  to  these  shores,  while  others,  of  the  purest  blood, 
have  been  settled  here  for  several  generations.  Among  them  are 
not  a  few  who  occupy  the  foremost  rank  in  business  affairs  and 

in  social  hfe. 

Conspicuous  among  these  is  Juan  Manuel  Ceballos,  who,  while 
a  native  of  New  York  city,  may  be  taken  as  a  representative 
Spaniard.  Indeed,  he  is  peculiarly  representative  of  all  Spain, 
for  his  father,  Juan  M.  Ceballos,  long  established  in  New  York 
as  a  merchant,  came  from  Santander,  in  the  north  of  Spain,  while 
his  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was  Juana  Sanchez  de  Herrera, 
came  from  Malaga,  in  the  southern  part  of  the  peninsula. 

Of  this  parentage  Mr.  Ceballos  was  born  m  New  York  on 
September  19,  1859.  He  was  educated  at  the  then  famous 
Charher  Institute,  up  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  Being  an  apt 
scholar,  and  matm-ing  early,  as  is  the  rule  with  the  Southern 
Latin  races,  he  then  left  school  and  entered  his  father's  office  to 
begin  the  career  of  a  merchant.  There  he  showed  an  aptitude 
similar  to  that  displayed  at  school,  and  consequently  soon  mas- 
tered the  details  of  the  business  and  won  promotion.  Before  he 
was  twenty-one  years  old  he  was  invested  with  full  power  of 
attorney,  and  was  admitted  into  the  firm  as  a  partner. 

Mr.  Ceballos  continued  to  be  his  father's  partner  until  the 
death  of  the  latter,  which  occun-ed  in  1886.  Thereupon  Mr. 
Ceballos,  who  was  then  only  twenty-seven  years  old,  became  the 


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';  l~'CtH  the  Spaniards  planted  no  colonies  on  the  Nov 

continent  nortli  of  the  Floridas,  there  is  a  r 
iing  of  their  race  in  the  northern  parts  of  ■  ' 
rid  especially  in  the  city  of  New  York.    Somo 
■sidents  and  citizen-  .'ir-  of  .'i^n.'inratively  rec- 
these  shores,  wl'  ;)uresthlo,; 

!::  .       ';';;•  -v;  I  led  here  for  several  -ng  them 

at'  1  >w  who  oeonpy  the  forein*  s  affairs  l 

-.  ■■•■ifdhfe. 

i'oiispi'iuoivs  .Ui.'Jtjg  these  is  Juan  Manuel  Ceballos,  who,  while 
a  iiative  o:  :rk  city,  may  be  taken  as  a .  representor 

Sparuard.       u\u  ■'..  he  i:^  ^--"''''■^ly  representative  of  all  Spaui, 
for  his  father,  Ji;ian  M.  •  iong  established  in  New  York 

as  a  nicrchant,  ca.me  from  iSautander,  in  the  north  of  Spain,  while 
his  mpther,  Vv'hose  maiden  name  was  Jit  ana  Sanchez  de  Herrera. 
came  from  Miilaira,  in  the  southern  p.  peninsula. 

Of  tins  pareofage  Mr.  Ceballc-'  ^<  '^•'   ■'     York  Oii 

8epteml.>or  19,   1859.     He  was  famous 

Cbi>M.-lier  InstitTitd,  u]>  to  the  age 
scholar,  and  matui'ing  '^orly.  vs'^ 

Latin  raci-s,  he  tl-cn  it»f i  ;>fiiee  to 

begin  the  career  of  h  m.    ...  ....  ..ptitude 

similar  to  th.at  displayed  at  'y  soon  mas- 

tered the  detaJk  of  the  liusir.  Before  he 

",■••■•■.  twn+y-'nt'^  years  old  1-  ill  power  ol 

imitted  i  t. 

niied  to  ^^r  until  the 

■  ch  occn.  Thereupon  Mr. 

i-iati'-.  ^a.'   >!-    -iiionlvtwei  •■  old,  became  the 


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61 


head  of  the  business  and  assumed  entire  charge  thereof.  Shortly 
afterward  he  founded  the  India  Wharf  Brewing  Company,  and 
the  New  York  and  Porto  Eico  Steamship  Company,  and  began 
the  development  of  important  industrial  and  commercial  interests 
in  Cuba. 

At  the  present  time  Mr.  Ceballos  is  president  of  the  India 
Wharf  Brewing  Company,  of  the  New  York  and  Porto  Rico 
Steamship  Company,  and  of  several  sugar-plantation  and  other 
foreign  corporations.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Western 
National  Bank  of  New  York.  He  is  largely  interested  in  the 
rehabilitation  and  development  of  Cuba,  and  is  identified  with 
the  trolley-car  systems  of  Havana  and  other  important  enter- 
prises. 

Mr.  Ceballos  is,  of  course,  an  American  citizen  of  most  loyal 
spu'it,  though  he  naturally  has  a  strong  affection  for  the  race  and 
country  of  his  ancestors.  When  the  Infanta  Eulalia  of  Spain 
visited  this  country  in  1893,  in  connection  with  the  quadricen- 
tenary  of  Columbus,  he  entertained  her  and  her  suite  as  his 
guests.  Upon  the  outbreak  of  the  war  between  the  United 
States  and  Spain  in  1898  he  was  placed  in  a  trying  position,  in 
which  he  acquitted  himself  with  faultless  tact.  He  promptly 
resigned  the  office  of  Spanish  vice-consul,  which  he  had  held 
for  some  time,  in  order  that  there  might  not  be  any  possibility 
of  misinterpreting  his  position  as  an  American  citizen.  Later, 
when  the  war  ceased  and  the  treaty  of  peace  was  signed,  he 
entered  into  negotiations  for  the  return  of  the  Spanish  prisoners 
to  Spain  from  Santiago  de  Cuba,  and  caiTied  out  the  undertaking 
to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  both  governments.  Still  later  he 
similarly  managed  the  transportation  of  the  Spanish  prisoners 
from  the  Philippine  Islands  to  Spain.  Mr.  Ceballos  has  held  no 
political  office,  and  has  taken  no  part  in  politics  beyond  that  of 
a  private  citizen. 

He  is  a  member  of  a  number  of  clubs  and  other  organizations, 
among  which  are  the  Union,  New  York,  Democratic,  New  York 
Athletic,  and  Fifth  Avenue  Riding  clubs. 

He  was  married,  on  May  10,  1886,  to  Miss  Lulu  Washington, 
who  has  borne  him  two  children :  Juan  M.  CebaUos,  Jr.,  and 
Louisa  Adams  Ceballos. 


WILLIAM  ASTOR  CHANLER 


AMONG  the  scions  of  distinguished  New  York  famihes,  no 
J-A_  one  has  achieved  at  an  early  age  a  more  honorable  position 
than  William  Astor  Chanler.  At  an  age  when  most  young  men 
are  concerned  principally  with  the  proper  fit  of  then-  coats  or 
the  pattern  of  their  neckties,  he  was  at  the  head  of  an  exploring 
expedition  in  the  heart  of  Africa,  and  in  his  later  career  as  a 
member  of  the  State  Legislature,  a  patriot,  and  a  soldier,  he  has 
proved  himself  a  worthy  descendant  of  sturdy  ancestors. 

For  the  present  purpose  it  will  be  sufficient  to  trace  back  Mr. 
Chanler's  paternal  ancestry  three  generations.  Dr.  Isaac  Chanler 
was  one  of  the  foremost  physicians  in  this  country  in  colonial 
times.  He  served  with  conspicuous  merit  as  a  surgeon  in  the 
American  army  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  was  the  first 
president  of  the  Medical  Society  of  Sovith  Carolina,  his  home 
being  at  Charleston  in  that  State.  His  son,  the  Rev.  John  White 
Chanler,  will  be  remembered  as  a  prominent  and  honored  clergj^- 
man  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church.  A  son  of  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Chanler  was  the  Hon.  John  Winthi'op  Chanler  of  this  city.  He 
was  born  in  1826,  was  graduated  from  Columbia  College,  and  be- 
came one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  his  day.  He  was  also  a 
political  leader,  being  a  member  of  Tammany  Hall,  and  for  three 
terms  a  Representative  in  Congress  from  a  New  York  city 
district. 

On  the  maternal  side  Mr.  Chanler  is  a  member  of  the  Astor 
family,  being  directly  descended  from  the  first  John  Jacob  Astor, 
founder  of  that  family  in  America.  The  latter's  son,  Wilham 
Backhouse  Astor,  married  Miss  Margaret  Armstrong,  the  daugh- 
ter of  the  younger  of  the  two  General  Armstrongs  famed  in  the 
earlier  history  of  this  nation.    General  Armstrong  became  a  Rep- 


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WILLIAM  ASTOR  CB 


^MoNG  the  scions  of  distinguislied  New  York  familie;-]. 
one  has  acliieved  at  an  early  age  a  more  honorable  posi' 
rhu?!  Williaiu  Astor  Chanler.     At  an  age  when  most  young  n.  : 
■  ■ '    i'oncenied  principally  with  the  proper  fit  of  their  coats  oi 
the  pattern  of  their  aeokties,  he  was  at  th    '  "    -  'f  an  exploH" 
expedition  in  the   heart  of  Africa. -'•"d  r  career  .■ 

member  of  the  State  L-  .  d^iu  a  .soldier,  he  ha>- 

proved  himself  a  worth v  .irdy  ancestors. 

For  the  present  purpose  it  will  be  siiflicier  i>aek  Mr. 

Chan'-   ■    '       -    '^  ,,v,..  ,,^,.,.4-1  ,    ,  •>•  -  -rations.    ..  ;.  i-.uu- Chanler 
was  m  this  coimtiy  in  colonial 

times.     Be  k-jcvou  with  co  merit  as  a  surgeon  in  th<- 

Aiiierican  army  in  the  Re'  ry  War,  and  was  the  firs; 

prr-iriont  of  the  Medical  Society  of  South  Carolina,  his  ]r. 
I,.  '■'  '^  ■■■'••  n  in  that  State.   His  son,  thp  "F?'  ■'  ""hn  Wiiii- 

.'lembered  as  a  prominent  31  d  clergy 

ma:,  oi  liie  rioLi:^r.tant  Episcopal  Chii    '  Rev.  Mr 

Chanler  was  the  Hon.  John  Winthv'  ^Ht.     He 

was  born  in  1826,  was  graduate*  1 
came  one  of  the  leading  IsLWjr  ..    ....  ,. 

pohtical  leader,  being  a  member 
terms  a   Representati'k'e   in    Congi' 
district. 

On  the  maternal  side  Mr.  Cli- 
family,  bt^iig  directly  descended 
founder  of  tliat  family  in  Ara<  • 
BpvTdKu       --       :narried  Miss 
■■  .  -A  *■■  jf  the  two  G 

eariier  hiotory  oi  this  nation.   Geueiui  xU'mi5i,rong  became  a  Rej 

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for  three 
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Lti)er  of  the  Astoi 
John  Jacob  Astor 
ler's  son,  WHlian 
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ags  famed  in 


WILLIAM    ASTOR    CHANLER  63 

resentative  in  Congress  from  New  York  in  1787 ;  a  Senator  of 
the  United  States  from  New  York  in  1800;  United  States  min- 
ister to  France  and  Spain  in  1804-10 ;  a  brigadier-genei'al  in  the 
United  States  army  in  1812  ;  and  Secretary  of  War  in  President 
Madison's  cabinet  in  1813.  One  of  the  children  of  Wilham  B. 
Astor  and  Margaret  Armstrong  Astor  was  Miss  Emily  Astor, 
who  became  the  wife  of  the  Hon.  John  Winthrop  Chanler,  named 
above. 

The  offspring  of  the  marriage  of  John  Winthrop  Chanler  and 
Emily  Astor  included  the  subject  of  the  present  sketch.  Wilham 
Astor  Chanler  was  born  in  this  city  in  1866,  and  was  educated 
with  more  than  ordinary  care,  at  first  by  private  tutors,  then  at 
St.  John's  School,  Sing  Sing,  New  York,  then  at  Philhps 
Academy,  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  and  finally  at  Harvard  Uni- 
versity. In  the  last-named  institution  he  pursued  a  brilliant 
career,  and  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1887. 
Later  he  received  the  advanced  degree  of  A.  M.  from  his  Alma 
Mater. 

On  leaving  college  he  literally  had  the  world  before  him.  In 
perfect  physical  health,  of  admirable  intellectual  attainments, 
with  ample  wealth,  and  of  unsurpassed  social  standing  and  con- 
nections, he  had  only  to  choose  whatever  career  he  pleased.  To 
the  surprise  of  most  of  his  friends  he  deliberately  turned  his 
back  upon  the  fascinations  and  luxm'ies  of  society,  and  set  out  to 
be  for  a  time  a  wanderer  in  the  most  savage  and  inhospitable 
regions  of  the  known  —  or  rather  the  unknown  —  world.  It  was 
while  he  was  spending  a  winter  in  Florida  that  he  conceived  the 
desire  —  and  with  him  desire  and  determination  were  synony- 
mous —  to  explore  the  Dark  Continent  of  Africa.  Forthwith  he 
organized  an  experimental  trip,  a  mere  hunting  excursion.  He 
went  to  the  savage  east  coast,  and  landed  in  Masailand,  perhaps 
the  most  perilous  region  in  aU  Africa.  There  he  boldly  struck 
inland,  and  spent  ten  months  in  the  jungle,  penetrating  to  the 
scarcely  known  region  around  Mount  Kenia  and  Momit  Kiliman- 
jaro. His  experiences  there  con^dnced  him  of  his  abihty  to  stand 
the  fatigues  and  labors  of  such  adventures,  and  also  confirmed 
him  in  his  taste  for  African  exploration. 

He  accordingly  resolved  to  make  another  venture  on  a  more 
elaborate  scale,  and  one  which  should  be  productive  not  only  of 


64  WILLIAM    ASTOR    CHANLER 

sport  for  himself,  but  of  real  benefit  to  the  scientific,  and  possibly 
the  commercial,  world.  Accordingly,  he  made  his  plans  with 
much  care  and  at  great  expense,  bearing  all  the  latter  himself. 
He  had  only  two  white  companions,  one  of  them  being  the  Chev- 
aher  Ludwig  von  Hohnel,  a  lieutenant  in  the  Austrian  navy, 
who  had  also  had  some  practical  experience  in  Afi-ican  explora- 
tion. An  ample  caravan  was  organized,,  and  on  September  17, 
1892,  the  start  was  made  inland  from  the  Zanzibar  coast.  The 
first  objective  point  was  Mount  Kenia,  from  the  slopes  of  which 
the  sources  of  the  great  Victoria  Nyanza  were  supposed  to  pi'o- 
ceed.  That  mountain  was  at  that  time  all  but  unknown,  and 
the  wilderness  lying  at  the  north  of  it  was  still  less  known,  save 
the  fact  concerning  it  that  it  was  infested  by  some  particularly 
savage  tribes.  The  expedition  also  proposed  to  explore  the 
shores  of  the  great  Lake  Rudolph. 

Lieutenant  Hohnel  wished  to  explore  the  river  Nianan,  which 
flows  into  the  lake  from  an  unknown  source,  and,  if  possible, 
verify  the  conjectured  existence  of  another  river  running  into 
the  lake  from  the  northwest.  Afterward  it  was  expected  to 
march  east-northeast  and  visit  Lake  Stephanie  and  the  Juba 
River,  thus  covering  some  five  hundred  miles  of  the  least-known 
portion  of  the  earth's  surface. 

For  many  months  nothing  was  heard  from  the  party,  and  much 
anxiety  was  felt  for  their  safety.  At  length  a  rumor  reached 
civilization  that  the  caravan  was  stranded  at  Daitcho,  a  few 
miles  north  of  the  equator  and  not  far  northeast  of  Mount  Kenia. 
The  rumor  was  subsequently  corroborated  by  information  re- 
ceived by  the  Geographical  Society  in  London.  The  report 
stated  that  the  climate  was  particularly  fatal  to  the  camels  and 
other  animals  in  the  caravan.  In  one  day  they  lost  one  hundred 
and  fifty  donkeys  and  fifteen  camels.  In  February  of  the  follow- 
ing year,  Mr.  Chanler,  after  being  deserted  by  many  of  his  native 
followers,  and  suffering  great  hardships,  succeeded  in  reaching 
the  coast.  The  caravan,  when  it  started  in  September,  1892, 
consisted  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  porters,  twenty  interpreters, 
cooks,  and  tent-boys,  twelve  Sudanese  soldiers,  seven  camel- 
drivers,  and  a  large  number  of  camels,  donkeys,  oxen,  sheep, 
goats,  ponies,  and  dogs.  On  October  1  there  were  left  of  living 
things  in  the  expedition  one  hundred  and  twelve  black  men, 


WILLIAM    ASTOR    CHANLEE  65 

twelve  donkeys,  Mr.  Chanler,  Lieutenant  von  Hohnel,  who  had 
been  wounded  by  a  rhinoceros  and  returned  to  the  coast,  and 
Mr.  Chanler's  servant,  Gralvin.  Notwithstanding  the  terrible 
chmate  and  the  hardships  of  the  journey,  Mr.  Chanler's  health 
was  not  impaired.  His  expedition  was  exceedingly  fruitful  of  re- 
sults, and  many  important  additions  were  made  to  the  geogi-aphi- 
cal  knowledge  of  Africa.  He  discovered  and  mapped  a  hitherto 
unknown  region  eqiial  in  area  to  that  of  Portugal.  He  wi'ote 
an  extremely  entertaining  account  of  his  experience,  entitled 
"  Through  Jungle  and  Desert." 

Mr.  Chanler  resumed  his  residence  in  New  York,  and  in  1895 
entered  political  life.  Somewhat  to  the  dismay  of  his  family, 
and  to  the  surprise  of  all  his  associates,  he  joined  Tammany 
Hall,  and  under  that  banner  was  elected  to  the  Assembly  from 
the  Fifth  District. 

In  1898  he  made  a  gallant  and  successful  fight  to  win  congres- 
sional honors  in  the  Fourteenth  District,  although  the  opposing 
candidate,  the  Hon.  Lemuel  Ely  Quigg,  was  very  strong  in  the 
district  and  had  earned  it  the  year  before  by  ten  thousand.  The 
district  runs  from  Fifty-second  Street  to  Spuyten  Duyvil, 
bounded  on  the  east  by  Central  Park  and  Seventh  Avenue,  and 
the  other  section  runs  from  Fifty-ninth  Street  to  Seventy-ninth 
Street  on  the  East  Side,  the  East  River  being  the  eastern  boun- 
dary, the  park  the  western.  The  district  has  a  population  of 
three  hundi-ed  thousand  people,  and  a  voting  strength  of  sixty 
thousand.  Rich  and  poor  are  to  be  found  among  the  voters,  and 
Captain  Chanler,  despite  his  wealth,  won  the  good  will  of  the 
laboring  man  as  well  as  that  of  the  capitalist. 

When  the  war  with  Spain  broke  out  Mr.  Chanler  was  one  of 
the  young  men  of  wealth  and  social  standing  who  disappointed 
the  pessimists  by  being  among  the  first  to  offer  their  services  to 
their  country.  Mr.  Chanler's  patriotism  went  even  further.  As 
soon  as  it  was  apparent  that  the  government  would  make  a  call 
for  troops,  he  set  about  recruiting  a  regiment  of  volunteers, 
which  he  intended  to  arm  and  equip  at  his  own  cost.  He  was 
deeply  disappointed  when  Governor  Black  intimated  that  he 
could  not  accept  the  regiment  that  was  being  formed  by  Mr. 
Chanler.  Thereupon  he  left  the  city  with  a  few  companions, 
and  proceeded  to  Tampa,  with  the  intention  of  joining  the  staff 


66  WILLIAM    ASTOR    CHANLER 

of  Lacret,  the  Cuban  general.  Before  he  could  reach  Cuba, 
however,  he  was  commissioned  by  the  President  as  an  assistant 
adjutant-general,  with  the  rank  of  captain,  and  assigned  to 
General  Wheeler's  staff.  He  served  throughout  the  Santiago  cam- 
paign, and  was  several  times  under  fire,  and  was  mentioned  for 
conspicuous  gallantry  in  action  in  Gleneral  Wheeler's  despatches 
to  the  War  Department.  On  October  3  he  was  honorably  dis- 
charged by  du'ection  of  the  President,  his  services  being  no 
longer  requh-ed.  At  an  extra  session  of  the  Assembly  in  July, 
1898,  the  following  resolution  was  unanimously  earned  by  a 
rising  vote : 

"  Whereas,  The  Honorable  Wilham  Astor  Chanler,  one  of  the 
members  of  this  body,  has  gone  to  the  front  with  a  large  num- 
ber of  other  patriots  from  this  State,  and  is  now  at  Santiago  de 
Cuba  fighting  the  country's  cause  upon  the  field  of  battle ;  there- 
fore be  it 

"  Resolved,  That  the  Assembly  of  the  State  of  New  York,  in  ex- 
traordinary session  assembled,  sends  cordial  message  of  greeting 
to  Captain  Chanler,  and  wishes  him  and  all  of  New  York's  gallant, 
brave  soldiers  a  safe  retiu-n  ft-om  the  field  of  battle ;  and  be  it 
further 

"  Resolved,  That  Mr.  Chanler  be,  and  he  is,  granted  indefinite 
leave  of  absence  from  the  House  ;  and  that  a  copy  of  this  pream- 
ble and  resolution  be  spread  upon  the  Journal." 

Mr.  Chanler  is  a  member  of  the  Knickerbocker,  Union,  Play- 
ers', Turf,  and  Field  clubs,  and  of  the  American  Geogi"aj)hical 
Society.  He  is  unmarried.  One  of  his  sisters,  Miss  Margaret 
Chanler,  is  a  member  of  the  Red  Cross  Society. 

Mr.  Chanler,  as  already  stated,  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  as 
was  his  father  before  him.  He  has  expressed  himself  as  favor- 
ing a  generous  national  policy,  including  the  enlargement  of  the 
army  and  navy  to  a  size  proportionate  to  the  nation's  needs,  the 
construction  of  an  interoceanic  canal  across  the  Central  Amer- 
ican isthmus,  the  establishment  of  suitable  naval  stations  in  the 
Pacific  and  elsewhere,  the  annexation  of  Hawaii,  the  control  of 
the  Philippines,  and  perhaps  the  ultimate  annexation  of  Cuba, 
whenever  the  people  of  that  island  shall  desire  it. 


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.       ;H  JOSEPH  CHISHOLM 

"OTrn  i.-.     "..    -itiy,  Canadian  by  birth,  time  American  by 

ord  of  Hugh  Josep?i  Chishohn,  the  head  of 

iper  Company.     He  was  bom  on  May  2, 

ni  side  of  the  Niagara  River,  and  was  edu- 

:.s  and  afterward  in  a  business  college  at 

the  age  of  sixteen  years,  he  entered  prac- 

al  business  life.     His  first  engagement  was  in  the  railway 

\rs  and  publishing  line,  his  business  covering  four  thousand 

les  of  road  and  employing  two  hundred  and  fifty  hands.     But 

reached  his  first  quarter-century  he  began 

1  to  the  Grrrnt  enterprises  with  which  he  is 

w  identitied, 

■Vbout  the  year  1882  .,., .    ^..isholm  observed  the  splendid 
nu-al  advantages  offered  by  the  upper  reaches  of  the  Andros- 
'""  ■■' >r  manufacturing  purposes,  in  the  form 

.  ly  of  pure  water  and  practically  un- 
-iteU  waier-power.  For  years  he  planned  and  schemed  to 
■ure  there  a  suituble  tract  of  land  for  the  establishment  of  an 
lustrial  town.  He  was  then  in  busmess  at  Portland,  and 
■de  many  a  trip  up  the  Androscoggin,  not  merely  for  hunting 
I  fishing,  but  with  er^fii  industrial  enterprises  in  his  mind's 
■.     In  the  lilt  2;ot  control  of  the  land  he  wanted, 

■I  also  of  th(.  ,iid  Rumford  Falls  and  Buckfield 

)boad.  The  latter  he  promptly'-  developed  into  the  Portland 
I  .Rumford  Falls  Railway,  which  was  opened  to  traffic  in 
ii,aist,  1892. 

;  II  the  meantime,  with  his  associates,  he  improved  his  eleven- 
:idred-acre  tract  of  land  on  the  Androscoggin  and  built  the 
lustrial  town  of  Rumford-  Falls.     When  he   organized  the 


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HUGH  JOSEPH  CHISHOLM 


SCOTCH  by  ancestry,  Canadian  by  bii'tb,  true  American  by 
cboice,  is  tbe  record  of  Hugh  Josepb  Chisholm,  the  bead  of 
the  International  Paper  Company.  He  was  born  on  May  2, 
1847,  on  the  Canadian  side  of  the  Niagara  River,  and  was  edu- 
cated in  local  schools  and  afterward  in  a  business  college  at 
Toronto.  Then,  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  he  entered  prac- 
tical business  hfe.  His  first  engagement  was  in  the  railway 
news  and  publishing  line,  his  business  covering  four  thousand 
miles  of  road  and  employing  two  hundred  and  fifty  hands.  But 
by  the  time  he  had  reached  his  first  quarter-century  he  began 
to  turn  his  attention  to  the  great  enterprises  with  which  he  is 
now  identified. 

About  the  year  1882  Mr.  Chisholm  observed  the  splendid 
natiu-al  advantages  offered  by  the  upper  reaches  of  the  Andros- 
coggin River,  in  Maine,  for  manufacturing  pm-poses,  in  the  form 
of  an  inexhaustible  supply  of  pure  water  and  practically  un- 
limited water-power.  For  years  he  planned  and  schemed  to 
secure  there  a  suitable  tract  of  land  for  the  establishment  of  an 
industrial  town.  He  was  then  in  business  at  Portland,  and 
made  many  a  trip  up  the  Androscoggin,  not  merely  for  hunting 
and  fishing,  but  with  great  industrial  enterprises  in  his  mind's 
eye.  In  the  late  eighties  he  got  control  of  the  land  he  wanted, 
and  also  of  the  then  moribund  Rumford  Falls  and  Buckfield 
Raih-oad.  The  latter  he  promptly  developed  into  the  Portland 
and  Rumford  Falls  Railway,  which  was  opened  to  traffic  in 
August,  1892. 

In  the  meantime,  with  his  associates,  he  improved  his  eleven- 
hundred-acre  tract  of  land  on  the  Androscoggin  and  built  the 
industrial  town  of  Rumford  Falls.      When  he   organized   the 


68  HUGH    JOSEPH     CHI8HOLM 

Rumford  Falls  Power  Company,  in  1890,  with  five  hundred 
thousand  dollars  capital,  there  were  two  or  three  cabins  at  the 
place.  When  the  new  railway  was  opened  in  1892  there  was  a 
town  of  more  than  three  thousand  population,  -s^ith  great  mills, 
stores,  schools,  churches,  newspapers,  fire  department,  electric 
lights,  and  "  all  modern  improvements."  The  chief  industry  of 
the  place  is  the  manufactui-e  of  wood-pulp  and  paper.  The 
Androscoggin  furnishes  an  unsurpassed  water-power  and  water- 
supply,  while  the  suiTounding  forests  provide  the  wood.  The 
works  at  Rumford  Falls  include  everything  necessary  for  the 
transformation  of  logs  of  wood  into  sheets  of  paper.  There  are 
mills  for  cutting  up  the  trees,  chemical  works  for  making  the 
chemicals  used  in  reducing  wood  to  pulp,  and  paper-mills  for 
turning  out  many  tons  of  finished  paper  each  day.  The  place  is 
an  imsurpassed  exhibition  of  the  achievements  of  American 
ingenuity  and  enterprise,  and  a  splendid  monument  to  the  genius 
of  the  man  who  called  it  into  being. 

Mr.  Chisholm  is  the  president  and  controlhng  owner  of  the 
Portland  and  Rumford  Falls  Railway,  and  treasm-er,  manager, 
and  controUing  owner  of  the  Rumford  Falls  Power  Company. 
But  his  interests  do  not  end  there.  He  was,  before  the  creation 
of  Rumford  Falls,  the  chief  owner  of  the  Umbagog  Pulp  Com- 
pany, the  Otis  Falls  Pulp  Company,  and  the  Falmouth  Paper 
Company.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Casco  National  Bank 
of  Portland,  Maine.  Nor  did  his  enterprise  stop  with  these 
things.  Observing  the  tendency  of  the  age  toward  great  com- 
binations of  business  interests,  by  which  cost  of  production  is 
lessened,  injmious  competition  obviated,  and  profits  increased  to 
the  producer  and  cost  reduced  to  the  consmner  at  the  same  time, 
he  planned  and  with  his  associates  finaUy  executed  such  a  com- 
bination in  the  paper  trade. 

The  result  was  the  formation  of  the  International  Paper  Com- 
pany of  New  York,  which  was  legally  organized  in  January, 
1898,  with  twenty-five  million  dollars  cumulative  six  per  cent, 
preferred  stock  and  twenty  million  dollars  common  stock.  This 
giant  corporation  has  acquired  by  purchase  the  manufacturing 
plants,  water-powers,  and  woodlands  of  thu'ty  paper-making 
concerns,  which  produce  the  great  bulk  of  the  white  paper  for 
newspapers  in  North  America,  and  are  as  follows :   Glens  Falls 


HUGH    JOSEPH    CHISHOLM  69 

Paper  Mills  Co.,  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y. ;  Hudson  River  Pulp  and 
Paper  Co.,  Palmer's  Falls,  N.  Y. ;  Herkimer  Paper  Co.,  Herkimer, 
N.  Y. ;  Piercefield  Paper  Co.,  Piercefield,  N.  Y. ;  Fall  Mountain 
Paper  Co.,  Bellows  Falls,  Vt. ;  Glen  Manufacturing  Co.,  Berlin, 
N.  H.;  Falmouth  Paper  Co.,  Jay,  Me. ;  Rumford  Falls  Paper 
Co.,  Rumford  Falls,  Me. ;  Montague  Paper  Co.,  Turner's  Falls, 
Mass. ;  St.  Maurice  Lumber  Co.,  Three  Rivers,  Quebec,  Canada. ; 
Webster  Paper  Co.,  Orono,  Me.  ;  Plattsburg  Paper  Co.,  Cadyville, 
N.  Y.  ;  Niagara  Falls  Paper  Co.,  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y. ;  Ontario 
Paper  Co.,  Watertown,  N.  Y. ;  Lake  George  Paper  Co.,  Ticon- 
deroga,  N.  Y. ;  Winnipiseogee  Paper  Co.,  Franklin  Falls,  N.  H. ; 
Otis  Falls  Paper  Co.,  Chisholm,  Me. ;  Umbagog  Pulp  Co.,  Liver- 
more  Falls,  Me. ;  Russell  Paper  Co.,  Lawrence,  Mass. ;  Haverhill 
Paper  Co.,  Haverhill,  Mass. ;  Turner's  Falls  Paper  Co.,  Turner's 
Falls,  Mass. ;  C.  R.  Remington  &  Sons  Paper  Co.,  Watertown, 
N.  Y. ;  Remington  Paper  Co.,  Watertown,  N.  Y. ;  Ashland  Mills, 
Ashland,  N.  H. ;  Rumford  Falls  Sulphite  Co.,  Rumford  Falls, 
Me. ;  Piscataquis  Paper  and  Pulp  Co.,  Montague,  Me. ;  Moose- 
head  Pulp  and  Paper  Co.,  Solon,  Me. ;  Lyons  Falls  Mills,  Lyons 
Falls,  N.  Y. ;  Milton  Mills,  Milton,  Vt. ;  Wilder  MUls,  Olcott 
Falls,  Vt. 

These  various  mills  produce  about  seventeen  hundred  tons  of 
finished  paper  a  day.  The  company  holds  the  title  to  more  than 
seven  hundred  thousand  acres  of  spruce  woodland  in  the  United 
States  and  license  to  cut  on  twenty-one  hundi-ed  square  miles  in 
Quebec,  Canada. 

Mr.  Chisholm  is  the  president  of  this  corporation.  Though  he 
has  held  no  public  office,  he  has  taken  a  keen  interest  in  public 
affairs,  and  is  an  earnest  member  of  the  Repubhean  party  and 
upholder  of  its  principles.  He  was  married  at  Portland,  Maine, 
in  1872,  to  Miss  Henrietta  Mason,  daughter  of  Dr.  Mason  of 
that  city,  and  has  one  son,  Hugh  Chisholm. 


WILLIAM  BOURKE  COCKRAN 

THE  legend  of  the  Blarney  stone  may  be  a  legend  and  nothing 
more ;  but  beyond  question  the  Irish  race  is  gifted  in  a  high 
degree  with  persuasive  eloquence  of  speech.  Some  of  the  most 
famous  orators  of  the  British  Parliament  have  hailed  from  the 
Emerald  Isle,  and  in  the  short-hved  Irish  Parliament  on  CoUege 
Green  there  were  not  a  few  orators  of  exceptional  power.  Irish- 
men in  America,  too,  have  been  heard  from  the  pubhc  platform 
to  signal  pvu'pose.  And  thus  it  is  entirely  fitting  that  one  of  the 
most  i^opular  and  effective  political  orators  of  the  day  in  New 
York  should  be  a  man  of  Irish  birth. 

Wilham  Bourke  Cockran  was  born  in  Ireland  on  February  28, 
1854.  He  was  educated  partly  in  Ireland  and  partly  in  France, 
and  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  in  1871,  came  to  the  United  States, 
landing  at  New  York. 

His  first  occupation  in  this  country  was  as  a  teacher  in  a  pri- 
vate academy.  Later  he  was  the  principal  of  a  public  school  in 
Westchester  County,  near  New  York  city.  Meantime  he  dili- 
gently improved  his  knowledge  of  law,  and  in  due  time  was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  at  the  bar.  In  that  profession  he  has  attained 
marked  success,  ranking  among  the  leaders  of  the  bar  of  New 
York.  Among  the  noted  cases  in  which  he  has  been  engaged 
may  be  recalled  that  of  the  Jacob  Sharp  "  Boodle  Aldermen," 
and  that  of  Kemmler,  the  murderer  who  was  the  first  to  be  put 
to  death  by  electric  shock  in  the  State  of  New  York. 

Early  in  his  career  Mr.  Cockran  became  interested  in  pohtics 
in  New  York  city.  He  was  a  Democrat,  and  was  a  prominent 
member  and  leader  of  Tammany  Hall.  His  power  as  a  speaker 
made  him  a  force  in  public  meetings  and  at  conventions.  He 
first  became  prominent  in  politics  in  1881,  and  in  1890  he  was 

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i  '     '1  legend  of  the  Blarney  stone  ma; 

rre ;  but  beyond  question  the  Irish  race  i 
*vitb  persuasive  eloquence  of  speech,     i-' 
■j!  Ulcus  orators  of  .the  British  Parliament  have  nai  ■ 
li^ruerald  Isle,  and  in  the  short-Uved  Irish  Parliameni  .  ,    ., — ^^ 
Green  there  were  not  a  few  orators  of  ex<'.eptional  power.    Irish- 
men in  America,  too,  have  V  .    ''  -   ■     .^   '"  v:ixx 
to  signal  purpose.     And  thu:-;  -it- 
most  popular  and  effective  poiilicai  orators  of  the  day 
York  should  be  a  man  of  Irish  birth. 

William  Bourke  Cockran  was  horn  in  L-eland  on  February  28, 
1854.     He  wit?5  educated  partly  in  Ii-el"   '  '    ^  — xi__  •..  -v.  -^.-. 
and  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  in  1871,  c;.  ^  o, 

landing  at  New  York. 

His  fii"st  occupation  in  this  country  was  as  a  teacher  in  a  pri- 
vate academy.  Later  he  was  the  principal  of  a  pubhc  school  in 
Westchester  County,  near  New  York  city.  M-  v^^"""  be  dili- 
gently improved  his  knowledge  of  law,  and  in  <  was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  at  the  bar.  In  that  prof* 
marked  success,  ranking  among  the  Icp.rV 

York.    Among  the  noted  cases  in  wi  .  s  been  engaged 

'i^-iV  he  recalled  that  of  the  Jaco^-  "-  ..wodle  Aldermen," 

1  that  of  Kemmler,  the  murd< ;  as  the  first  to  be  put 

1    .uath  by  electric  shock  in  the  blat'j  ui  i^'ew  York. 

Trrh  in  his  career  Mr.  Cockran  became  interested  in  polities 

V  Yovk^city.     He  was  a  Democrat,  and  was  a  prominent 

i  and  leader  of  Tammauy  Hall.     His  power  as  a  speaker 

■  im  a  force  in  public  meetings  and  at  conventions.    He 

:ame  prominent  in  politics  in  1881,  and  in  1'^"^'  '      ~r 


WILLIAM    BOURKE    COCKEAN  71 

elected  to  Congi-ess  from  a  New  York  city  district  as  a  Tammany 
Democrat.  He  had  made  a  notable  speech  in  the  National 
Democratic  Convention  in  1884,  opposing  the  nomination  of 
Grover  Cleveland  for  the  Presidency,  and  had  thereby  won  a 
national  reputation  which  fixed  much  attention  upon  his  appear- 
ance at  Washington.  In  Congress  he  had  a  successful  career, 
but  found  the  place  not  altogether  to  his  liking.  He  served  for 
six  years,  but  in  1894  declined  a  further  reelection,  in  order  to 
attend  to  his  private  interests.  At  the  National  Democratic  Con- 
vention of  1892  he  again  ojiposed  the  nomination  of  Mr.  Cleveland 
in  a  speech  of  gi'eat  power. 

Mr.  Cockrau  jiractically  withdrew  from  Tammany  Hall  in 
1894,  and  thereafter  for  a  time  was  an  independent  Democrat. 
In  the  Presidential  campaign  of  1896  Mr.  Cockran,  with  thou- 
sands of  other  Democrats,  as  a  matter  of  principle,  openly  repu- 
diated Mr.  Bryan's  free-silver  platform  and  supported  the  Repub- 
lican candidate  for  President,  Mr.  McKinley.  Mr.  Cockran  was 
a  frequent  and  most  effective  speaker  in  that  campaign,  and  con- 
tributed much  by  his  persuasive  and  convincing  eloquence  to  the 
phenomenal  size  of  the  majority  by  which  Mr.  McKinley  carried 
the  State  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Cockran  was  married,  in  1885,  to  Miss  Rhoda  E.  Mack,  the 
daughter  of  John  Mack.  She  had  a  fine  fortvme  in  her  own 
right,  and  became  a  social  leader  at  the  national  capital  when 
Mr.  Cockran  was  in  Congress.  In  1893  her  health  began  to  fail, 
and  various  visits  to  places  of  sanatory  repute  failed  to  check 
the  progress  of  the  malady.  She  died  in  New  York  on  February 
20,  1895. 


WILLIAM  NATHAN  COHEN 


"  XT7AIT  till  you  come  to  forty  year "  was  the  genial  satirist's 
T  T  injunction  to  thoughtless  youth.  The  mentioned  age 
is  one  at  which  a  man  should  still  be  young,  though  fixed  in 
character  and  in  estate.  Beyond  it  he  many  possible  achieve- 
ments, and  what  is  gained  at  forty  is  not  necessarily  to  be  taken 
as  the  full  measure  of  a  man's  doings.  In  the  present  case  we 
shaU  observe  the  career  of  one  who  began  work  at  an  early  age  and 
in  the  humblest  fashion,  who,  by  dint  of  hard  work,  privations, 
and  inflexible  determmation,  made  his  way  steadily  upward,  and 
who,  at  exactly  "  forty  year,"  attained  official  rank  which  placed 
him  at  the  head  of  his  chosen  profession. 

William  Nathan  Cohen,  son  of  Nathan  and  Ernestine  Cohen, 
was  born  in  this  city  on  May  7, 1857.  His  father  was  a  German, 
whose  ancestors  had  come  from  Bavaria,  and  he  followed  the 
business  of  a  dry-goods  merchant.  William  was  first  sent  to  the 
pubUc  schools  of  the  city,  and  then  became  a  clerk  in  the  office  of 
Morrison,  Lauterbach  &  Spingarn.  He  began  this  work  at  the 
age  of  thu'teen  years,  and  remained  in  the  same  office  until  he 
was  seventeen.  Then  he  determined  to  acquire  a  higher  educa- 
tion which  would  fit  him  for  a  learned  profession.  In  four 
months  of  private  study  he  fitted  himself  for  the  highest  class 
in  Kimball  Union  Academy,  Meriden,  New  Hampshire,  and 
after  a  year  in  that  institution  he  entered  Dartmouth  College, 
selecting  it  because  it  seemed  most  accessible  to  a  youth  of  his 
limited  means.  During  his  whole  college  coiu'se  he  worked  his 
way,  in  the  summer  as  a  law-office  clerk  and  in  the  winter  as  a 
school-teacher.  He  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1879,  taking 
the  prize  for  the  greatest  improvement  made  in  fom*  years.  It 
should  be  added  that  one  of  his  employers,  Siegmund  Spingarn, 
generously  assisted  him  in  his  early  struggles. 


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WILLIAM  NATH 

V  4  ^AIT  till  you  come  to  forty  yeai*"  was  the  genial  satirist" 
*  '    iajimetioxi    to  thoughtless   youth.      The  mentioned  au 
IS  one  at  which  a  man  should  still  be  young,  though  fix   " 
character  and  in  estate.    Beyond  it  lie  manr  possible  acii 
mcnts,  and  wb.:>.t  is  gained  at  forty  is  no  ily  to  be  take- 

as  the  i'l'Ji  '         're  of  a  man's  doitv-^*^  resent  case  v, 

sliall  obs ,  :  ireer  of  one  who  b-  ' i  early  age  au 

in  the  li  '  "     ,       ~       '       - 

aiid  inflo 

who,  at  t\.!.  ily  'forty  year,"  u.  .viid  rank  wiuck  placf 

him  at  tin-  head  of  his  chosen  j 

William  Nathan  Cohen,  son  n  and  Ernestine  Cohe. 

was  bori!  o.\  this  city  ou  May  7,  i  :  • .  riis  father  was  a  German 
whoso  an«-estors  had  come  fr>iM  Bavaria,  and  he  followed  tb 
business  of  a  dry-  :im  was  first 

pubUc  scl-ools  of  1  le  a  clerk  in  t'^ 

Morrison,  Lauterbach  &  Spingam.  He  began  this  work  at  ti 
age  of  tbhteen  years,  and  remained  in  the  s:v  ■  ■^^■■o  until  h 
was  seventeen.     Then  he  determined  to  aeo:  er  educi; 

tion  which  would  fit  him  fo^- 
months  of  private  study  he  fit- 
in   Eamball   Union   Academy, 
.,.-,,.  ..  T-,;>ar  in  that  institT"^^-^''  -.^  ^  v.  .. ., 

it  l>eea\isc  it  seeuj  ■  youth  of  b 

t:.;;.vxi  means.     During  bis  v. i.,  ' 

ATri;--,  iv!  the  summer  as  a  law-o!" 

a'her.     He  was  gradu 

'■"!"''     greatest  impr^. .-..,,  ..> . .  —   .. ^ 

at  one  of  his  employers,  Slegmund  Spingan 
g  i.  ! .  i,- y  usv  -uni  him  in  his  early  -  '     . 

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WILLIAM    NATHAN    COHEN  73 

On  leaving  Dartmouth  he  came  to  New  York  and  entered  the 
Cohimbia  College  Law  School,  at  the  same  time  maintaining  his 
service  as  clerk  in  the  office  of  Morrison,  Lauterbach  &  Spin- 
garn.  Two  years  later,  in  1881,  he  was  graduated  and  admitted 
to  the  bar,  and  on  the  death  of  Mr,  Spingarn,  in  1883,  he  was 
made  a  member  of  the  firm  in  which  he  had  so  long  been  em- 
ployed. He  remained  in  the  firm,  under  its  new  style  of  Hoadly, 
Lauterbach  &  Johnson,  until  he  was  appointed  a  justice  of  the 
Supreme  Court.  This  appointment  was  made  by  Governor 
Black  in  September,  1897,  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the 
death  of  Justice  Sedgwick. 

While  at  the  bar  Mr.  Cohen  had  a  distinguished  career.  Be- 
sides a  large  general  practice,  he  was  counsel  for  a  number  of 
business  corporations  and  benevolent  institutions,  among  them 
being  the  Brooklyn  Elevated  Railroad  Company,  the  Thu'd 
Avenue  Railroad  Company,  the  Edison  Electric  Illuminating 
Company,  the  Consolidated  Telegraph  and  Electrical  Subway 
Company,  the  Hebrew  Benevolent  Orphan  Society,  and  the 
Mount  Sinai  Training  School  for  Nin-ses. 

Justice  Cohen  was  nominated  for  his  place  on  the  bench  in 
1898,  at  the  earnest  recommendation  of  the  Bar  Association  and 
the  bar  generally,  without  regard  to  pohtics.  He  was,  however, 
opposed  by  the  Tammany  organization  because  of  his  indepen- 
dence of  pohtical  considerations,  and  was  defeated  in  the  election, 
to  the  general  regret  of  the  bench  and  bar. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Bar  Association,  the  State  Bar  Associ- 
ation, the  American  Bar  Association,  the  Lotos  Club,  the  Alpha 
Delta  Phi  Club,  the  University  Athletic  Club,  the  Haitnonie, 
Republican,  and  Lawyers'  clubs,  the  Arion  Society,  the  Society 
of  Medical  Jurisprudence,  the  Society  of  Fine  Ai'ts,  the  Dart- 
mouth College  Alumni,  and  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Fraternity.  He 
is  unmarried. 

Mr.  Cohen  takes  high  rank  as  a  lawyer,  owing  to  his  training, 
reading,  and  accurate  insight  into  legal  problems,  and  his  career 
on  the  bench  showed  him  the  possessor  of  a  judicial  mind,  a 
master  of  good  English,  and  the  possessor  of  that  inflexible  in- 
tegrity and  impartiality  that  should  distinguish  the  acceptable 
administrator  of  justice. 


BIRD    SIM   COLER 

ABOUT  a  century  ago  a  family  named  Coler  came  to  this 
JTjL  countiy  from  the  quaint  old  German  city  of  Nuremberg, 
and  soon  became  thoroughly  identified  with  the  young  re- 
public. Half  a  century  ago  its  head,  William  N.  Coler,  was  a 
leading  lawyer  and  Democratic  politician  of  Ilhnois.  He  was  for 
a  time  a  member  of  the  Democratic  State  Committee.  After  that 
he  went  to  Chicago  and  became  a  banker,  and  became  interested 
in  lands  and  railroads  in  the  Southwest.  Finally,  he  came  to 
New  York  city,  making  his  home  in  Brooklyn,  and  engaged  here 
in  the  business  of  a  banker  and  broker.  He  married  Cordelia 
Sim,  a  lady  of  Scotch  descent,  related  to  General  Hugh  Mei'cer 
of  Revolutionary  fame. 

Bird  Sim  Coler,  son  of  the  foregoing,  was  born  at  Champaign, 
Champaign  County,  Illinois,  on  October  9,  1868.  Two  years 
later  the  family  removed  to  Brooklyn,  and  there,  in  time,  the  boy 
was  educated  at  the  Polytechnic  Institute,  afterward  taking  a 
course  at  Philhps  Andover  Academy.  On  leaving  school,  he 
entered  his  father's  banking  house  in  New  York  city,  and  was 
initiated  into  the  ways  of  Wall  Street.  He  was  at  first  a  mere 
clerk  and  secretary  in  his  father's  ofl&ce,  but  in  1889  had  so  far 
mastered  the  business  as  to  be  deemed  worthy  of  a  partnership. 
He  also  became  a  member  of  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange, 
not  for  speculative  purj^oses,  but  in  order  to  conduct  a  brokerage 
business  for  customers.  Tbe  hoiise  was  a  large  dealer  in  munici- 
pal bonds,  and  to  these  Mr.  Coler  paid  particular  attention.  He 
traveled  extensively  in  the  West  and  Northwest,  examining  the 
financial  condition  of  the  cities  whose  securities  he  dealt  in,  and 
thus  became  an  expert  authority  on  municipal  finance,  a  circimi- 

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BIRD      '"     -— 

4B0ITT  a  century  ago  a  family  named  Coler  came  to  this 
l.\.  ooiintiy  from  the  quaint  old  Gferman  city  o?  Xnvprnherj?, 
and   soon  became   thoroughly  identified  witli  t!  ic- 

public.  Half  a  centuiy  ago  its  head,  William  N.  conn-,  was  a 
leading  lawyer  and  Democratic  politician  of  Ilhnois.  He  wn'*  !'■  >l 
a  time  a  member  of  the  Den !  ate  Committee, 

he  went  to  Chicago  and  be<  uker,  and  became  ; 

in  lands  and  railroads  in  the  Southwest.     Finally,  he 
New  York  city,  making  his  home  in  Brooklyn,  and  -  - 
in  the  busmess  of  a  banker  and  broker.    He  ma 
Sim,  a  lady  of  Scotch  descent,  related  to  General 
of  Revolutionary  fame. 

Bird  Sim  Coler,  son  of  the  for 
Champaign  County,  Illinois,  on    ^  •.>_..  ^   .,,   ...  ,.^.     ^  .  v, 
later  the  family  removed  to  Brooklyn,  and  there,~in  time,  the  '><■}■ 
was  educated  at  the  Polytechnic  Institute,  afterward  takic  i  :. 
course  at  PhUUps  Andover  Academy.     On  leavin??  sebori, 
entered  his  father's  banking  house  in  New  York  city. 

initiated  into  the  ways  of  Wall  Street      Hr  .1.1-  at  fii: .  _. - 

clerk  and  secretary  in  his  father's  c  S9  had  so  far 

mastered  the  business  as  to  be  deemt.<;  •  <  n  ■;;  <  :  a  partnership 
He  also  became  a  member  of  the  New  Yf^rk  Stock  Exchange 
not  for  speculative  purposes,  but  in  order  to  conduct  a  brokerag* 
business  for  customers.  The  house  v,-fts  a  large  dealer  in  munici 
pal  bonds,  and  to  these  Mr.  Coler  paid  f/articular  attention.  Hi 
traveled  extensively  in  the  West  and  Northwest,  c-  •■■-■- r  th 
financial  condition  of  the  cities  whose  securities  h 
thus  became  an  expert  authority  on  municipal  finn  j  > 


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BIRD    SIM    COLER  75 

stance  which  was  destined  to  have  an  important  bearing  upon 
his  after  career. 

From  an  early  date  Mr.  Coler  took  a  keen  interest  in  pohtics, 
as  a  Democrat.  He  became  a  member  of  his  ward  association  in 
BrookljTi,  and  then  of  the  County  Committee.  For  several  years 
he  was  chairman  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  the  County  Com- 
mittee. He  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  the  party  leaders,  and 
was  regarded  as  one  of  the  rising  men  of  the  party.  In  1893  he 
was  nominated  for  the  office  of  alderman  at  large,  but  that  was 
a  Republican  year  in  Brooklyn,  and  he  was  defeated.  He  ran 
far  ahead  of  his  ticket,  however.  In  1897  his  chance  came 
again.  The  consolidation  of  the  cities  of  Brooklyn  and  New 
York  was  about  to  go  into  effect,  and  officers  were  to  be  elected 
for  the  whole  metropolis.  Mr.  Coler  was  nominated  by  the 
Democrats  for  the  office  of  Controller,  the  chief  financial  post 
in  the  municipal  government,  and,  after  a  hot  campaign,  he 
was  elected.     The  term  being  four  years,  he  is  still  in  that  office. 

In  addition  to  the  Stock  Exchange,  Mr.  Coler  is  a  member  of 
the  Democratic,  Brooklyn,  and  GroUer  clubs.  As  his  member- 
ship in  the  last-named  club  indicates,  he  is  a  book-lover,  and  has 
collected  in  his  Brooklyn  home  a  large  and  valuable  libraiy.  He 
has  traveled  much,  including  several  trips  around  the  world. 
He  is  a  lover  of  fishing,  hunting,  and  similar  sports.  He  is  a 
member  of  one  of  the  leading  Methodist  Episcopal  churches  of 
Brooklyn,  and  is  active  in  all  its  work. 

Mr.  Coler  was  married,  on  October  10,  1888,  to  Miss  Emily 
Moore,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Moore  of  Brooklyn,  and  they  have 
one  son,  Eugene  Coler. 


FRANK  W.  COLER 

THE  Coler  family,  which  was  planted  in  this  country  more 
than  a  hundred  years  ago,  is  of  German  origin.  The 
ancient  history  of  Nuremberg  reveals  the  fact  that  some  of  its 
members  were  wardens  or  custodians  of  the  great  forests  of 
that  part  of  the  empire  in  the  fourteenth  and  fifteenth  centuries. 
Their  services  to  the  crown  were  such  as  well  entitled  them  to 
nobiliary  distinction,  but  through  their  own  persistent  choice 
they  remained  commoners. 

In  the  Reformation  period  the  family  became  pretty  widely 
dispersed  throughout  Europe,  in  various  lands  and  nations,  and 
members  of  it  rose  to  distinction  under  more  than  one  govern- 
ment. In  late  years  one  member  of  it  has  been  made  a  baron 
for  services  rendered  by  him  as  Medical  Director  of  the  Grerman 
army. 

The  first  of  the  family  in  America  settled  in  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania,  soon  after  the  close  of  the  War  of  the  Revolution. 
He  had  brought  his  wife  and  two  sons  with  him  from  Germany. 
Two  more  sons  were  born  to  him  in  Philadelphia,  and  from  one 
of  them,  Isaac  Coler,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  is  descended. 
Isaac  Coler,  after  his  father's  death,  went  West  and  became  a 
farmer  in  Knox  County,  Ohio. 

His  son,  William  Nichols  Coler,  was  born  and  brought  up  on 
the  Knox  County  farm.  He  served  all  through  the  Mexican 
War  as  a  private  in  an  Ohio  regiment.  Then  he  came  home 
and  studied  law.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Bloomington, 
Illinois,  in  1849,  and  opened  an  office  at  Urbana,  Champaign 
County,  Illinois,  where  he  soon  became  a  leading  practitioner. 
He  was  also  interested  in  pohtical  affairs,  and  was  a  personal 
friend  of  Abraham  Lincoln.     At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War 

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THE  Coler  family,  which  was  rili'iit- 
than  a  hundred  years  ar.' 
aucieut  history  of  Nuremberg  ic^aj.-.  m-r  n^t  ^  n^ai  ^^vm-^  ■>'.  x^ 
members  were  wardens  or  custodians  of  the  great  forests  o 
that  part  of  the  empire  in  t  '.  nfteentb 

Their  sei-vices  to  the  crow  \l  entitle 

nobiliary  distinction,  but  own  persistent  choit 

they  remained  commoners. 

In  the  Reformation  period  the  family  became  pretty  wide^ 
dispersed  throughout  "^'  :n  various  lands  a  :' 

members  uf  it  rose  t('  -n  binder  more  tlr 

ment.     In  late  years  one  member  <j 

for  services  rendered  bv  Vr.ro  ;><  Mecii.—  _ .^.-.    : 

army. 

The  first  of  the  faniiiy  li-.  i'onerica  settled  ir  ^'  ^    \^-'  - 
Pennsylvania,  soon  after  the  closp  of  the  War  of  : 
He  had  brought  his  wife  and  t 
Two  more  sons  were  bom  to  hi  ■ 

of  them,  Isaac  Coler,  the  subject  of  t'^  i  is  descende'' 

Isa<w  Ooler,  after  his  father's  death,  wt-ui    >w-.-^.    and  ^ -■■^:  -> 
farmer  m  Knox  County,  Ohio. 

His  s»>u,  Wilham  Nichol^  •^'as  born  and  brought  up  ; 

thf-   K'i'  ^   T'ounty  farm.  'd  all  through  the  Mexic;. ■ 

"Wi:  ate  in  an  Ohio  regiment.     Then 

anu  'W.     He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  a 

Ilh:.  "  t9,  and  opened  an  office   at  Urba 

Coi;  ■•>  he  soo?i  became  a  leadiv 

He  d  in  pohtical  affairs,  and 

i.ham  Lincoln.     At  the  outbreak  oi 

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FKANK    W.    COLER  77 

Mr.  Coler  organized  the  Twenty-fifth  IlHnois  infantry  regiment, 
and  went  to  the  front  as  its  colonel.  After  the  battle  of  Pea 
Eidge  he  resigned  his  commission  and  returned  to  Urbana  and 
resumed  his  law  practice.  He  made  a  specialty  of  laws  relating 
to  municipal  bonds  and  finance,  and  became  an  authority  upon 
that  branch  of  practice. 

That  fact  finally  led  him,  in  1870,  to  come  to  New  York  city 
and  found  the  house  of  W.  N.  Coler  &  Co.,  bankers  and  brokers, 
which  has  since  enjoyed  a  highly  prosperous  career. 

Colonel  Coler  married  Miss  Simm  of  Urbana,  Illinois,  a  de- 
scendant of  Greneral  Mercer,  of  Revolutionary  fame,  who  bore 
him  several  sons.  One  of  these  is  the  subject  of  the  present 
sketch. 

Frank  W.  Coler  was  born  at  Urbana,  Ilhnois,  on  August  22, 
1871.  He  was  brought  to  New  York  city  in  his  infancy,  and 
was  educated  at  first  in  its  schools.  Then  he  studied  succes- 
sively at  Cornell  University,  at  the  University  of  Halle,  Germany, 
at  the  School  of  Economics  and  Pohtical  Sciences,  Paris, 
France,  and  at  the  Law  Department  of  the  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity, Evanston,  IlUnois. 

With  such  preparation  he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  the  law 
in  the  city  of  Chicago.  He  was  a  partner  there  of  Judge  Adams 
A.  Goodrich  and  of  Judge  William  A.  Vincent.  After  three  years 
of  successful  practice,  however,  he  withdrew  fi'om  it  and  left 
Chicago  for  the  metropolis. 

In  New  York  Mr.  Coler  entered  the  banking  house  of  W.  N. 
Coler  &  Co.,  which  had  been  founded  by  his  father,  and  of 
which  his  father  was  head  and  his  two  brothers  partners.  In 
1895  he  became  a  partner  in  it,  and  still  maintains  that  connec- 
tion. His  father  having  retired  from  active  business,  Mr.  Coler's 
elder  brother,  W.  N.  Cok-r,  Jr.,  became,  in  1898,  the  head  of  the 
firm.  The  third  brother.  Bird  S.  Coler,  was  in  1897  elected 
Controller  of  the  city  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Coler  was  man-ied,  on  July  7,  1894,  to  Miss  Cecile  Ander- 
son.    They  have  one  child,  Kenneth  Anderson  Coler. 


WILLIAM   NICHOLS   COLER,  JR. 


THE  remote  ancestors  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  were 
men  of  parts  and  substance  in  central  and  southern  Ger- 
many. The  archives  of  Nuremberg  tell  that,  in  the  fom'teenth 
and  fifteenth  centuries,  members  of  the  family  were  wardens  or 
custodians  of  the  great  forests  which  form  so  important  a  part 
of  that  region.  Their  services  entitled  them  to  elevation  to 
noble  rank,  but,  through  their  own  choice,  they  steadfastly  re- 
mained commoners.  In  later  years  the  family  became  more 
widely  dispersed  throughout  Europe,  in  various  nations.  In 
comparatively  recent  years  one  of  its  members  was  prevailed  upon 
to  accept  the  rank  of  a  baron,  in  recognition  of  his  services  as 
Medical  Director  of  the  Grermany  army. 

The  family  was  first  settled  in  America  soon  after  the  War  of 
the  Revolution.  The  pioneer  member  of  it  settled  in  Phila- 
delphia, Pennsylvania,  and  there  two  sons  were  l)om  to  him. 
One  of  these,  Isaac  Coler,  removed  to  Knox  County,  Ohio,  and 
became  a  farmer.  There  a  son  was  born  to  him,  to  whom  he 
gave  the  name  of  William  Nichols  Coler.  The  latter  has  had 
an  interesting  career  as  a  private  in  the  Mexican  War,  a  law 
student  and  a  practising  lawyer  at  Bloomington,  Ilhnois,  a  lead- 
ing lawyer  and  friend  of  Abraham  Lincoln  in  Urbana,  Ilhnois, 
a  colonel  in  the  Civil  War,  and  the  founder  and  head  of  a  bank- 
ing house  in  New  York  city.  He  married  a  Miss  Simm,  who 
was  maternally  descended  from  General  Mercer  of  Revolutionaiy 
fame,  and  she  bore  him  several  sons.  The  oldest  of  these  re- 
ceived his  father's  name. 

William  Nichols  Coler,  Jr.,  was  bom  at  Urbana,  Illinois,  on 
July  6,  1858.  His  education  was  received  in  the  public  schools 
of  that  place  and  in  Illinois  University.     While  he  was  yet  in 


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^innE  reniotp  ancestoi'S  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  were 

JL    men  of  parts  and  substance  in  central  and  southern  $3  v 

many.     The  archives  of  Nuremberg  tell  that,  in  the  fourteeiitl- 

and  fifteenth  centuries,  members  of  the  family  were  wardens  oi 


custodians  of  the  great  fore> 
of  that  region.      Their  >4e? 
noble  rank,  bi 
niainod  comiii' 
widely  dispersed  : 
com  paratively  r  -  • 
to  accept  the  ' 
Medical  Direc 
The  family  \> 
the  Revolution.     The 
delphia,  Pennsylvania,  ^     . 


'     '  V'ortant  a  pan 

elevation  t< 

■  uy  steadfastly  re 

:  I  lily  became  moi' 

Europe,  in  various  nations. 

■^    *■  ■"    '   '■■■' •■revailed";.:  ■■ 

i,s  service: 

America  soon  after  tlj 
lember  of  it  settled  in  Phila 
^ .  le.  two  sons  were  bom  ^^  ^i-- 
One  of  these,  Isaac  t'oler,  removed  to  Knox  County,  i 
became  a  farmer.     There  a  son  was  bom  to 
gave  the  name  of  William  Nichols  Coler      '■ 
an  interesting  career  as  a  private  r<:  i  Yv'ar,  a  la\^ 

student  and  a  practising  lawyer  at  IV  ..  .iiinois,  a  lead 

ing  lawyer  and  friend  of  Abraham  •  :  Urbana,  Illinoii; 

a  colonel  in  the  Civil  War,  and  the  fonmier  and  head  of     ' 
ing  house  in  New  York  city.     H^  Trtarripd  a  Miss  Si 


was  maternally  descended  from  '■ 
fame,  and  she  bore  him  several 
ceived  his  father's  name. ' 

William  Nichols  Coler,  Jr..  v 
July  6,  1858.     His  education  wt< 
of  that  x>lace  and  in  Illinois  University. 

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Idest  of 

bana,  Illinois. 

he  pubhc  sch 

While  he  was  ye 


WILLIAM    NICHOLS    COLEB,   JR.  79 

his  boyhood  his  father  left  Urbana  to  become  a  banker  in  New 
York  city,  with  a  home  in  Brooklyn,  and  young  Mr.  Coler,  of 
course,  came  with  him  to  the  metropolis. 

His  inclinations  were  toward  the  business  in  which  his  father 
was  so  successfully  engaged,  and  he,  therefore,  entered  his 
father's  counting-house,  at  first  as  an  employee  to  learn  the 
business,  but  soon  as  a  partner.  With  that  house,  W.  N.  Coler 
&  Co.,  bankers  and  brokers,  he  has  been  continuously  connected 
ever  since.  His  father  retired  from  the  head  of  the  firm  on 
November  1,  1898,  and  Mr.  Coler,  Jr.,  succeeded  him  in  that 
place. 

Mr.  Coler  has  been  eminently  successful  in  his  business  hfe, 
and  has  won  the  esteem  and  confidence  of  his  acquaintance  and 
of  the  public  in  an  enviable  degree.  He  has  become  ofiScially 
connected  with  numerous  other  corporations,  chiefly  banks  and 
trust  companies.  Many  of  these  are  out-of-town  banks  and 
other  mstitutions.  Among  those  in  the  metropohs  may  be 
mentioned  the  Western  National  Bank  of  New  York,  the  Amer- 
ican Deposit  and  Loan  Company  of  New  York,  the  Brooklyn 
Bank  of  Brooklyn,  and  the  Fidehty  Trust  Company  of  Newark, 
New  Jersey,  which,  by  reason  of  its  proximity  to  New  York,  may 
practically  be  reckoned  a  metropolitan  institution.  Of  all  these 
Mr.  Coler  is  a  director. 

Mr.  Coler  has  held  no  political  ofi&ce,  and  taken  no  especially 
active  part  in  political  affairs,  although  his  younger  brother. 
Bird  S.  Coler,  was,  in  the  fall  of  1897,  elected  Controller  of  the 
city  of  New  York  for  a  term  of  four  years. 

Mr.  Coler  is  a  member  of  the  Hamilton  Club  of  Brooklyn,  the 
Lawyers',  Calumet,  and  Knickerbocker  clubs  of  New  York,' and 
the  Essex  Club  of  Newark,  New  Jersey. 

He  was  married,  on  February  8,  1888,  to  Miss  Lilhe  E.  Seeley, 
and  has  two  sons :  WiUiam  Nichols  Coler  III,  born  in  August' 
1889,  and  Eugene  Seeley  Coler,  born  in  January,  1896. 


WASHINGTON  EVERETT  CONNOR 

mTIF  "old  Ninth  Ward"  of  this  city  was  the  birthplace  of 

T  Washington  Everett  Connor -the  old  village  of  Green^ 

,,       r»,„  Ws  father  and  grandfather  had  lived,  and  indeed 

wich,  where  his  t^."^"  ^^  |  Deoemher  15,  1849,  and 

'"°  dTa'ted  aUh^Tnh^  -hooirand  the  College  of  the  City 
rflwork  He  was  an  excellent  scholar,  especially  in  mathe- 
Iti  II  ItnL.  On  leaving  college  at  the  end  of  ^-  fe  yea. 
he  entered  the  hanking  and  brokerage  ^^^l^r^^lgTit 
r^  fl^  fl  clerk  and  there  acquired  a  thoiougn  traimu^ 
biXss  of  Wall  Street,  and  made  the  acquaintance  of  many 

Sr-lfdirp-oi^pMevot.^^^^^^^^^^ 

X^  He  ToraiWaLrr  notife  of  Jay  Oonld,  and  was 
■  *  ttl  hv  him  with  some  important  commissions.  These 
Mr"ctnnor 'exeTnted  with  brilliant  snceess,  and  the  result  was 
fh^t reo*  a  keen  iudge  <^^-:i^X:^^^^::i 

C?  ^thtV™  °(fe  rtx  ^  '-ar:  member  on  attam- 

fn°ghiri:-tT   Fo4ianyye.rsMr^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

confidential  representative,  and  ^»d  'he  man  g^  ^^ 

'^^lt^:X^TZ^:r::;.  other  prominent 
'^de 'hi:  famous  Western  Union  Telegraph  campaign,  which  re- 

sn 


WASHINGTON    EVERETT     CONNOR  81 

suited  in  the  transfer  of  the  control  of  that  corijoration  from  the 
Vanderhilts  to  him,  Mr.  Connor  personally  conducted  all  the 
operations,  and  did  it  so  skilfully  that  Wall  Street  was  under 
the  impression  that  his  firm  was  heavily  short  of  the  stock, 
when,  in  fact,  it  was  the  principal  buyer  of  it. 

In  the  panic  of  ISS-t  it  was  ascertained  that  W.  E.  Connor  & 
Co.  were  boiTOwers  to  the  extent  of  twelve  million  dollars,  and  a 
combination  was  promptly  formed  to  drive  them  into  bankruptcy. 
The  attack  was  made  chiefly  upon  Missouri  Pacific  stock.  But 
Mr.  Connor  and  Mr.  Gould  were  more  than  a  match  for  the 
Street.  They  not  only  held  their  OAvn,  but,  when  the  day  of 
reckoning  came,  no  less  than  one  hundred  and  forty-seven  houses 
were  found  short  of  Missouri  Pacific,  and  were  forced  to  "  cover" 
at  heavy  losses  to  themselves,  and  at  great  profit  to  W.  E. 
Connor  &  Co. 

Mr.  Gould  retired  from  Wall  Street  in  1886,  and  a  year  later 
Mr.  Connor,  having  amassed  an  ample  fortune,  followed  his 
example.  He  retained,  however,  an  active  interest  in  many 
railroad  and  other  corporations.  Among  these  are  the  Louis- 
ville, New  Albany  and  Chicago,  and  the  Wheeling  and  Lake  Erie 
railroads,  the  Western  Union  Telegraph,  the  Credit  Mobilier, 
the  Texas  and  Colorado  Improvement  Company,  the  Manhattan 
Elevated  Railway,  the  New  Jersey  Southern  Railroad,  and  the 
Central  Consti-uction  Company. 

Mr.  Connor  has  a  fine  home  in  New  York  city,  and  a  summer 
home  at  Seabright,  New  Jersey.  He  is  devoted  to  yachting 
and  other  forms  of  recreation,  and  is  a  conspicuous  figure  in 
metropolitan  society.  He  belongs  to  the  Union  League,  Lo- 
tus, Republican,  Ameri(;an  Yacht,  and  various  other  clubs, 
the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  the  Museum  of  Natural  His- 
tory, and  the  Metroi^olitan  Opera  House  Company.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  highest  standing  of  the  Masonic  fratei-nity.  In 
1877-78  he  was  master  of  St.  Nicholas  Lodge  321 ;  in  1879  he 
was  District  Depiity  Grand  Master  of  the  Sixth  Masonic  Dis- 
trict ;  in  1884  he  was  Grand  Representative  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  New  York,  and  in  1887-89  Grand  Treasurer  of  the  same.  He 
has  also  been  Grand  Representative  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Ena;land. 


HENRY  HARYEY  COOK 


FROM  ancient  records  it  appears  that  Captain  Thomas  Cook 
of  Earle's  Colne,  Essex,  England,  came  to  Boston  early 
in  the  seventeenth  centmy,  and  in  1637  settled  at  Taunton,  in 
the  Plynioixth  Colony,  of  which  place  he  was  one  of  the  pro- 
prietors, and  finally,  in  1643,  removed  to  Pocasset,  now  Ports- 
mouth, Rhode  Island.  His  family  in  England  was  of  noble 
extraction,  with  annals  dating  back  almost  to  the  Norman  Con- 
quest. In  New  England  the  family  became  conspicuous  for  its 
private  vii'tues  and  its  energy  in  promoting  the  public  weal. 

In  the  last  generation  Judge  Constant  Cook  hved  at  "Warren, 
New  York,  and  married  Maria  Whitney.  To  them  was  born  at 
Cohocton,  New  Yoi'k,  on  May  22,  1822,  a  son,  to  whom  they 
gave  the  name  of  Henry  Harvey  Cook.  The  boy 'was  sent  to 
school  at  Cohocton  until  his  eighteenth  year,  and  then  to  an 
academy  at  Canandaigua  for  two  years,  thus  completing  his 
studies.  After  leaving  school  he  served  for  a  year  as  a  dry-goods 
clerk  at  Aubm-n,  New  York,  and  then  another  year  in  the  same 
capacity  at  Bath.  Then,  in  1844,  he  opened  a  store  of  his  own 
at  Bath,  and  conducted  it  with  such  success  that  at  the  end  of 
ten  years  he  was  able  to  retire  from  it  with  a  handsome  fortune. 

Mr.  Cook's  next  venture  was  the  organization,  in  company 
with  his  father,  of  the  Bank  of  Bath,  a  State  institution,  in 
April,  1854.  Of  it  he  was  cashier,  and  it  had  a  prosperous  career 
for  just  ten  years.  Then,  in  April,  1864,  it  was  organized  as  a 
national  bank,  and  again  for  just  ten  years  Mr.  Cook  served  as 
its  cashier,  and  its  prosperity  remained  unabated.  In  1874  his 
father,  the  president  of  the  bank,  died,  and  Mr.  Cook  was  elected 
its  president  in  his  place,  and  still  holds  that  office. 

The  presidency  of  the  bank  was  not  sufficient,  however,  to 


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HENRY  1 

J^ROM  grscient  records  it  appears  that  Captain  Thomas  C 
of  E;',7;lo's  Colne,  Essex,  England,  came  to  Boston  e; 
lii  the  seventeenth  century,  and  in  1637  settled  at  Tauntoi. 
the  Plynj'uth  Colony,  of  which  place  he  was  one  of  the  , 
prietors,  and  finally,  in  1643,  '"      sset,  now  Po? 

mouth,  Rhode  Islanrl      Hi-  A  was  of  no 

extraction,  with  an)  .juudo  k>  the  Norman  C 

quest.     In  New  En, _,  oari!:-  .-onspicuous  for 

private  virtues  and  its  energy  in  -  mibhc  weal. 

In  the  last  gr--    ■ '     ■■   '-i  ■■  ■  '                           'ived  at  Wai'' 
Now  York,  and                                                        hem  was  bon^ 
Colioeton,  ~"                                                    i  don,  to  whom  t>. 
gave  the  i.                                                       The  boy 'was  seni 
sciiool  at  Cohoeton  until  ins  eighteenth  year,  and  then  tu 
aondemy  at  Canandaigua  for  two  years,  thus  completing   Ui^ 
studies.    After  leaving  school  he  served  for  a  year  as  a  dry-goods 
clerk  at  Aubm"n,  New  York,  and  then  another  year  in  the  same 
capacity  at  Bath.     Then,  in  1844,  he  opeT^erl  r..  '-t'^'e  of  his  own 
at  Bath,  and  conducted  it  with  such  '  :  the  end  oi' 

ten  years  he  was  able  to  retire  from  it  .^. vime  fortutr 

Mr.  Cook's  next  venture  was  the  orgaiiization,  in  comp 
with  his  father,  of  the  Bank  of  Ba  '  e  institution, 

Ajjril,  18.54.     Of  it  he  was  cashier,  fm<:'  >rosperous  car 

for  Just  ten  years.     Then,  in  A] ;  s  organized  r 

natioiifi^  bank,  and  again  for  ju.si  '■  r.  Cook  served 

its  cashiof,  and  its  prosperity  remained  imabated.  In  1874 
father,  t  hf  prefiident  of  the  bank,  died,  and  Mr.  Cook  was  elec 
it!?  j>r<-fsii:ii3iit  in  hi:?  place,  and  still  holds  that  office. 

The  pr*isidency  of  the  bank  was  not  sufficientj  however, 

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HENRY    HAKVEY    COOK  83 

engross  all  his  attention.  In  1875  he  came  to  New  York  and 
entered  its  financial  and  railroad  businesses,  in  which  he  has 
achieved  marked  success.  He  has  become  a  director  of  the 
Union  Pacific,  the  New  York,  Lake  Erie  and  Western,  and  the 
Buffalo,  New  York  and  Erie  railroads,  the  American  Surety  Com- 
pany, the  State  Trust  Company,  the  National  Bank  of  North 
America,  and  the  Washington  Life  Insm-ance  Company. 

Mr.  Cook  has  made  his  home  chiefly  in  this  city  since  1875, 
his  house  on  the  upper  part  of  Fifth  Avenue  ranking  among  the 
finest  on  Manhattan  Island.  He  has  also  a  splendid  place  at 
Lenox,  Massachusetts,  which  he  has  named  "  Wheatleigh,"  after 
the  estate  of  one  of  his  ancestors.  Sir  Henry  Cook  of  Yorkshire, 
England.  In  his  houses  he  has  large  and  valuable  libraries  and 
collections  of  paintings  and  other  works  of  art. 

The  clubs  of  which  Mr.  Cook  is  a  member  include  the  Union 
League,  Metropolitan,  and  Riding,  of  New  York,  and  he  belongs 
also  to  the  Metropohtan  Museum  of  Art,  the  American  Natm-al 
History  Museum,  the  American  Fine  Ai-ts  Society,  the  New 
York  Geological  Society,  and  the  New  York  Historical  Society. 
Like  his  father,  he  belongs  to  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church, 
and  is  a  vestryman  of  St.  Thomas's  parish  in  New  York. 

Mr.  Cook  was  married,  on  September  27,  1848,  to  Miss  Mary 
McCay,  daughter  of  WilHani  Wallace  McCay  of  Bath,  New  York, 
who  for  many  years  was  the  principal  agent  and  manager  of  the 
Poultney  estate.  They  have  five  daughters  :  Mariana,  wife  of 
Chnton  D.  McDougall  of  Auburn,  New  York;  Maria  Louise, 
wife  of  Judge  M.  Rumsey  Miller  of  Bath  ;  Sarah  McCay,  wife 
of  Charles  F.  Gansen  of  Buffalo ;  Fanny  Howell,  wife  of  John 
Henry  Keene  of  Baltimore,  Maryland ;  and  Georgie  Bruce,  wife 
of  Carlos  de  Heredia  of  Paris,  France. 


PAUL  DRENNAN  CRAVATH 


THOSE  who  remember  the  days  "  before  the  war,"  the  days  of 
antislavery  agitation  and  of  the  reahnement  of  pohtical  par- 
ties, will  readily  recall  the  name  of  OiTen  B.  Cravath,  of  Homer, 
New  York.  He  was  one  of  the  most  earnest  of  antislavery 
men,  and  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Republican  party  in  the 
State  of  New  York,  being  a  delegate  to  its  first  State  Convention. 
He  had  come  to  New  York  from  Connecticut,  and  his  ancestors, 
originally  fi-om  England,  had  lived  for  five  generations  in  Massa- 
chusetts. His  son,  Erastus  Milo  Cravath,  became  a  clergyman, 
lived  for  some  years  in  Ohio,  and  has  now  been  for  a  long  time 
president  of  Fisk  University,  at  Nashville,  Tennessee.  He  mar- 
ried IVIiss  Ruth  Jackson,  daughter  of  Caleb  Sharpless  Jackson 
of  Kennett  Square,  Pennsylvania,  a  prominent  abolitionist  and 
member  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  and  descendant  of  a  family 
that  had  come  fi-om  England  and  had  hved  in  Chester  County, 
Pennsylvania,  for  six  generations  before  him. 

To  the  Rev.  Dr.  Erastus  Cravath  a  son  was  born  at  Berlin 
Heights,  Ohio,  on  July  14,  1861,  to  whom  he  gave  the  names 
of  Paul  Drennan,  and  whom,  when  he  became  old  enough, 
he  sent  to  that  institution  beloved  of  antislavery  folk,  Oberlin 
College.  There  Paul  D.  Cravath  was  graduated  in  1882.  Four 
years  later  he  was  graduated  from  the  Law  School  of  Columbia 
College,  receiving  the  first  prize  in  municipal  law  and  the 
prize  appointment  as  instructor  in  the  law  school  for  three 
years  following  graduation.  It  may  be  added  that  he  had  gone 
fi'om  Oberlin  to  Minneapolis  in  1882,  and  had  read  law  at  the 
latter  place  for  some  months,  until  his  studies  were  interrupted 
by  illness.  Then  he  traveled  and  engaged  in  business  for  more 
than  a  year,  not  coming   to  Columbia  until  the  fall  of  1884. 


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PAl 

mnOSE  who  rem.'  "^^f<>^e  the  war,"  theday^^ 

L    aiitislavery  agitation 

ties,  will  readily  rec;^''  -  -  -  

New  York.     He  vv :  ■   tbe  most  eame 

men,  and  one  of  the  iuuudors  of  die  Repubii.,.vM  ...  y  ... 
Btate  of  New  York,  being  a  dclejr^te  to  its  first' State  Convent. 
H-  had  come  to  New  York  froui  Connecticut,  and  his  ancest- 
originally  fi'om  England,  had  hved  for  five  generations  m  M^r 
chnsetts.    His  son,  Erastns  ISlilo  Cravath,  heeame  a  cle. 
lived  for  some  ^  '>hio,  and  has  now  been  for  a  !< 

presi<lent  of  Fv  ■  -ity,  at  Nashville,  Tennessee.     . 

ried  Miss  Ruth  Jackson,  daughter  of 
of  Ikcnnett  Square,  Pennsylvania,  a  - 
member  of  the  Society  of  Frien^ 

that  had  come  from  England  and  ..c.,  .....  ...    

Pennsvivania,  for  six  generations  before  him.  ^ 

To  "the  Rev.  Dr.  Erastus  Cravath  a  son  was  born  a^ 
Heiglits,  Ohio,  on  July  14',  1861,  to  whom  he  gave  tl. 
of  Paul   Drennan,   and  whom,   when   be  became  olo 
he  sent  to  that  institution  beloved  of  antislavery  folk. 
College      There  Paul  D.  Cravath  was  graduated  in  1882.     i 
years  later  he  was  graduated  from  the  Law  School  of  Colui; 
College    re<:oiving  the    first  prize  in   municipal  law  and 
piize  appointment   as  instructor  in  the   law   school  foi'  t: 
years  fon.vAing  graduation.     It  may  b«j  atlded  that  he  had  ,• 
from  Obf.rJin  to  Minneapolis  in  18A2.  and  had  read  law  ai 
latter  pla.'.^  f..r  ^ome  months,  until  his  studies  were  mten-up. 
}>v  illnes-     Thru  ho  traveled  and  engaged  in  business  for  r,. 
tbiin  a  year,  not   coming  to  Columbia  until  the  fall  of  18 

84 


PAUL  DRENNAN  CRAVATH  85 

After  graduation  in  law,  and  while  acting  as  instructor  in  Colum- 
bia, he  served  as  a  clerk  in  the  law  office  of  Messrs.  Carter, 
Hornblower  &  Byi'ne. 

That  firm  was  dissolved  in  1888,  and  Mr.  Cravath  then  became 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Carter,  Hughes  &  Cravath.  Two  years 
later  it,  too,  dissolved,  and  then  the  firm  of  Cravath  &  Houston 
was  formed,  which  still  exists.  Mr.  Cravath  has  since  his  admis- 
sion to  the  bar  applied  himself  exclusively  to  the  practice  of  his 
profession,  and  has  achieved  marked  success.  He  has  been  for 
some  years  coimsel  for  the  Westinghouse  Air  Brake  Company, 
the  Westinghouse  Electric  and  Manufacturing  Company,  and 
several  important  electric  illuminating  companies  in  New  York, 
Brooklyn,  and  elsewhere.  His  professional  work  has,  in  fact, 
been  largely  in  connection  with  corporations. 

Mr.  Cravath  has  long  taken  a  loyal  citizen's  interest  in  public 
affairs,  and  has  lent  his  time  and  influence  to  the  cause  of  good 
government.  He  has  been  conspicuously  identified  with  various 
movements  for  political  reform,  but  has  never  allowed  the 
use  of  his  name  as  a  candidate  for  office.  His  only  approach  to 
office-holding  was  his  service  as  a  delegate  to  the  Republican 
State  Convention  in  1898.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League 
Club,  the  University  Club,  the  Law^^ers'  Club,  the  New  England 
Society,  and  the  Ohio  Society,  and  takes  an  active  interest  in 
promoting  the  prosperity  of  them  all. 

In  1893  Mr.  Cravath  was  married  to  Miss  Agnes  Himtiugton, 
a  member  of  the  well-known  New  York  family  of  that  name, 
who  was  at  that  time  famed  as  one  of  the  most  accomplished 
singers  of  the  world.  They  have  one  child,  who  bears  the  name 
of  Vera  Agnes  Huntington  Cravath. 


GEORGE  CROCKER 

rpHE  history  of  the  world  is  rudely  divided  into  the  records  of 
T  various  so-called  ages.      There  is  the  half-mythical  ston 
ate     There  is  the  golden  age,  of  which  we  have  prophecy  of  a 
Ser  repetition  in  this  land.     There  are  the  dark  ages     And 
so  the  story  goes,  each  era  being  designated  according  to  its  most 
onspicnovfs'featm-e.     The  present  age  has  many  danns  to  di^ 
inclon  for  many  of  its  salient  features,     ^f -ffj^ J^^^   ^^^ 
as  worthily  known  as  in  any  way  as  the  age  of  raiboadmg,  or,  at 
any  rate,  of  engineering.     It  is  probable  that  no  fea^u.  of -^^^^ 
teenth-century  civilization  has  been  more  P^^^  ^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
the  face  of  the  world  and  improvmg  the  condition  of  the  lace 
than  the  use  of  steam-power  for  transportation  on  land  and 
"'especially  on  Jd,  for  the  contrast  ^eW.  ^^^^^^^^^^ 
ship  and  the  steamship  is  scarcely  as  great  as  between  the  stage 
coach  and  the  express-train.  amnhiated 

There  were  also,  of  old,  certain  classes  of  men  who  dommatea 
thS  resrctive  ages,  such  as  the  knights  in  the  age  of  chival  y 
The^^e  X  merchant  princes  in  the  days  of  Tyre  and  Sidon  who 
Ilii  t Ted  with  monarchs  in  wealth  and  power.  We  have  to- 
day our  merchant  princes  and  captams  of  industry.  But  to 
none  a^e  we  to  give  Vigher  raiik  than  to  ^-^^^'^^ 

have  literally  cast  up  a  ^fj^jZLZflellvT^^^^ 
crviAA+h      Thev  have  covered  the  lands  ot  ine  eaiLu  ^ 
rl  taluation  of  commerce,  of  iBdust,7,  and  of  soml  mter- 
course     They  have  all  but  abolished  time  and  space      Tbej 
have  made  /ear  ueigbbors  of  tbose  wbo  dwell  at  opposite  sides 

""brcTreerof  such  men  are  supremely  typical  of  the  genius 
of  to  ceX;  which  produced  them,  and  which  they,  m  turn,  so 


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GEO) 

rp hIE  history  of  the  worldis  rudely  diyided  into  tbe  records 
1    vanous  so-caUed  ages.      There  is  the  haK-myth.cal  sto: 
,-:,     There  is  the  golden  age,  of  which  we  have  P-PW  o 
wter  repetition  in  this  land.     There  are  the  dark  ages     A. 
^t:stS.goe.e^he.h^.a..:.a....o^^ 

conspicuous  feature      The  pi.  _                   ^^ 

tinction  for  many  ot  its  sab.-  Loading  or,  at 

'IS  woi-thilyknown  asiTi  any  •■.  ;T        I    -L 

Srof  en-^                   l^t  i.  ^rub^b..  iaat  no  feature  of  nme- 

any  rate,  of  eng.,                           V  ^^^  changing 

teenth-century  t                   lia^  oeen  , 

,h.  tace  of  the  'r/te't?  "on  land  ^d 

"T'^e^Sc^'  ^  Si  -kS  between  the  s^ng- 

sea,  ana  espee...  ,       ,__, ,,.  fi,,-.  t'lnotv 

ship  and  th 

""^e^V  ••^«^tam  classes  of  men  who  dummut.^ 

meJ^ei^v..  .....  .u.a  as  the  knights  in  the  age  of  chival^T. 

mre  XUhW,  princes  in  the  days  of  ^r^;^^^^f^^ 
almost  vied  with  monarchs  m  wealth  and  pow.r.   ^  e  have  to 
d^-  our  merchant  princes  and  captains  ot  -f-f_„^^^^  ^ 
none  are  we  to  give  higher  rank  than  to  the  railroad  kings,  who 

smooth.     They  have  covered  the    ands  <>J  j^^  ?';/^^^     .^^^„ 
for  the  facilitation  of  commerce,  of  industiy,  and  of  social  in  or 
Thov  have  all  hut  aholishe.l  vmi-  and  space.     1  -  :, 
;:::: :„ar/ear  nlgli  of  those  who  dwell  at  opposite  .ues 

""t  r^fof  such  n,en  are  snpr..u,e.y  typteal  of  the  ge..,. 
of  the  century  whieh  produced  them,  and  which  they,  in  tum.  . 


^-?^ 


GEOKGE    CROCKER  87 

largely  shaped ;  and  among  them,  in  this  country,  there  are  none 
more  worthy  of  attention  than  the  members  of  that  remarkable 
group  of  men  who  developed  the  interests  of  the  Pacific  coast, 
and  connected  that  region  with  the  Eastern  States,  and  with  all 
the  nation,  with  great  highways  of  steel. 

The  Crocker  family  is  of  English  ancestry,  and  was  settled  in 
the  United  States  sevei-al  generations  ago.  In  the  last  genera- 
tion it  rose  to  especial  distinction  in  the  person  of  Charles 
Crocker,  the  son  of  a  storekeeper  at  Troy,  New  York.  He  was 
compelled  by  his  father's  reverses  in  his  early  boyhood  to  take  to 
selling  newspapers  and  other  occupations  for  self-support.  His 
earnings  went  into  the  common  fund  of  the  family,  which  in 
time  amounted  to  enough  for  the  purchase  of  a  farm  in  Indiana, 
whither  the  family  removed  when  he  was  fourteen  years  old. 
Thi*ee  years  later  the  boy  left  home  to  make  his  own  way  in  the 
world.  He  successively  worked  on  a  farm,  in  a  sawmill,  and  at 
a  forge,  getting  what  schooling  he  could  meanwhile.  At  twenty- 
three  he  started  iron-works  of  his  own  at  Michawaka,  Inthana, 
and  conducted  that  enterprise  successfully  for  foiu*  years.  Then, 
in  1849,  gold  was  discovered  in  California,  and  he  joined  the  great 
procession  of  fortune-seekers  that  removed  to  the  Pacific  coast. 

Mr.  Crocker  did  not,  however,  spend  much  time  in  the  mines. 
He  opened  a  dry-goods  store  at  Sacramento,  which  soon  became 
the  leading  concern  of  the  kind  in  that  place,  and  j^roved  highly 
profitable.  In  1854  he  was  elected  to  the  Common  Coimcil,  and 
in  1860  to  the  Legislature.  Then  he  became  impressed  with  the 
importance  of  having  raih-oad  communication  between  California 
and  the  Eastern  States,  and  in  1861  gave  up  his  other  business 
and  devoted  all  his  energy,  ability,  attention,  and  fortune  to  the 
task  of  building  the  Central  Pacific  Railroad.  He  was  one  of 
the  foixr  men  who  agreed  to  pay,  oi;t  of  then-  own  pockets,  for 
the  labor  of  eight  hundred  men  for  one  year,  and  who  pledged 
their  entire  fortunes  to  the  accomplishment  of  the  great  task 
before  them.  The  others  were  Leland  Stanford,  Mark  Hopkins, 
and  CoUis  P.  Huntington.  Each  of  these  men  played  a  separate 
part  in  the  enterprise.  Mr.  Crocker  was  the  superintendent  of 
construction.  He  personally  dh'ected  the  building  of  some  of 
the  most  difficult  parts  of  the  line  over  the  Sierra  Nevada,  and 
never  relaxed  his  efforts  until  the  line  was  completed  in  1869. 


so  GEORGE    CROCKER 

Then  he  joined  his  three  associates  in  building  the  Southern 
Pacific  Raih'oad,  and  became  its  president  in  1871,  as  well  as 
vice-president  of  the  Central  Pacific.  He  personally  superin- 
tended the  building  of  much  of  the  Southern  road.  He  was  also 
a  large  purchaser  of  land  in  California,  including  much  of  the 
water-front  of  Oakland.  He  was  the  principal  owner  of  the 
Crocker-Huffman  Land  and  Water  Company  at  Merced,  and  his 
estate  now  o^ais  the  assets  of  that  enterprise,  comprising  forty- 
two  thousand  acres  of  land,  a  lake  of  seven  hundred  acres,  and 
eighteen  miles  of  ii-rigating  canals. 

Late  in  life  Mr.  Crocker  made  his  home  in  New  York,  where 
he  had  a  fine  house,  with  notable  collections  of  paintings,  bronzes, 
and  ceramics.  He  was  married,  in  1852,  to  Miss  Mary  Ann 
Deming,  a  lady  of  English  origin,  and  gi'anddaughter  of  Seth 
Read,  a  lieutenant-colonel  in  the  Revolutionary  army.  He  left 
four  childi'en :  Colonel  Charles  F.  Crocker,  lately  vice-president 
of  the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad,  and  director  of  the  corporation 
of  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.,  who  married  Miss  Easton,  a  niece  of  Mr, 
D.  O.  Mills ;  Greorge  Crocker ;  William  H.  Crocker ;  and  Harriet 
Crocker,  wife  of  Charles  B.  Alexander  of  New  York. 

Greorge  Crocker,  the  second  son  of  Charles  Crocker,  was  born  at 
Sacramento,  Califoi*nia,  on  February  10,  1856.  He  was  educated 
at  first  in  the  schools  of  that  city,  and  afterward  at  the  Polytechnic 
Institute  of  Brooklyn,  New  York.  After  leaving  the  latter  in- 
stitution, he  spent  some  time  in  Em'opean  travel.  On  his  return 
to  the  United  States  he  naturally  turned  his  attention  to  the 
business  in  which  his  father  had  won  so  great  distinction.  His 
father's  wealth  made  it  unnecessary  for  him.  to  engage  in  any 
struggle  for  a  livelihood,  but  in  order  thoroughly  to  acquaint 
liimseK  with  the  business  he  began  at  the  bottom  of  the  ladder, 
in  a  clerkship  m  the  operating  department  of  the  Southern  Pacific 
Raih'oad.  After  a  time  he  purchased  an  extensive  cattle-ranch 
in  Utah  and  undertook  the  management  of  it. 

From  the  last-named  enterprise  he  was  recalled,  in  August, 
1888,  by  the  death  of  his  father.  He  then  joined  his  elder  bro- 
ther in  assuming  the  management  of  the  vast  railroad  and  other 
interests  of  the  estate,  devoting  his  attention  chiefly  to  the  rail- 
roads. He  has,  indeed,  since  that  time,  been  following  the  railroad 
business  with  exceptional  zeal. 


GEORGE    CROCKEE  89 

Mr.  Crocker  is  now  second  vice-president  of  the  Southern 
Pacific  Raih-oad  Company,  of  which  his  brother,  the  late  Charles 
F.  Crocker,  was  first  vice-president.  He  is  also  president  of  the 
Oriental  and  Occidental  Steamship  Company,  president  of  the 
Crocker  Estate  Company,  president  of  the  Carbon  Hill  Coal 
Company,  president  of  the  Rocky  Mountain  Coal  and  Iron 
Company,  president  of  the  Promontory  Ranch  Company,  vice- 
president  of  the  Pacific  Improvement  Company,  and  a  special 
partner  in  the  brokerage  firm  of  Price,  McCormick  &  Co.  He 
is  also  interested  as  an  investor  in  many  other  enterprises. 

In  the  early  fall  of  1899  it  was  announced  that  the  Crocker 
interests  in  the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad  had  been  purchased 
by  an  Anglo- American  syndicate  of  which  Colhs  P.  Huntington 
was  the  head.  These  holdings,  it  was  said,  amounted  to  some 
three  himdi'ed  and  forty  thousand  shares  of  stock,  of  which  the 
value  was  variously  stated  at  from  ten  million  dollars  to  fifteen 
milhon  dollars.  It  was  said  that  the  figures  paid  ]»y  the  pur- 
chasers were  a  little  above  the  latter  amount,  and  that  George 
Crocker's  share  of  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  would  be  something 
better  than  four  million  dollars.  This  sum  he  was  reported  to 
be  about  to  invest  in  real  estate,  largely  in  New  York,  but  to 
some  extent  in  San  Francisco  and  Chicago.  It  was  also  stated 
that  henceforth  Mr.  Crocker  will  make  his  home  chiefly  in  New 
York,  out  of  deference  to  the  desire  of  his  wife. 

Mr.  Crocker  has  made  his  home  in  this  city  for  a  great  part  of 
the  time  in  recent  years,  and  is  a  familiar  figure  in  the  best  social 
circles  of  the  metropolis.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan, 
New  York,  Lawj^ers',  New  York  Athletic,  Transportation,  West- 
chester, and  Stock  Exchange  Lunch  clubs,  and  is  a  governor  of 
the  Eastern  Fields  Trial  Club.  In  San  Francisco,  where  he  is 
equally  at  home,  he  belongs  to  the  Pacific,  Union,  University, 
Country,  and  Olympic  clubs. 

He  was  married  at  St.  Thomas's  Church,  in  this  city,  on  June 
5,  189-4,  to  Mrs.  Emma  Hanchett  Rutherford  of  San  Francisco. 
He  owns  a  home  at  the  comer  of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Sixty -fourth 
Street,  having  recently  built  it,  where  he  lives  when  in  New 
York.  Mr.  Crocker  has  become  mterested  in  New  York  real 
estate  and  business  buildings  to  the  extent  of  several  millions  of 
dollars. 


90  GEOBGE    CKOCKER 

Mr.  Crocker  made,  in  the  siunmer  of  1879,  one  of  the  swiftest 
raih'oad  rides  on  record  in  the  United  States.  He  was  in  New 
York  when  he  heard  of  the  hopeless  illness  of  his  elder  brother, 
Charles  F.  Crocker,  and  was  informed  that  only  the  utmost  ex- 
pedition would  offer  him  any  promise  of  seeing  him  ahve.  At 
the  earhest  possible  moment  the  start  was  made,  in  a  desperate 
race  against  time  from  one  side  of  the  continent  to  the  other. 
It  was  then  seen  what  the  highest  achievements  and  resources  of 
modern  engineering,  acting  in  response  to  the  dictates  of  un- 
Hmited  wealth,  could  do.  All  the  way  across  the  continent  phe- 
nomenal time  was  made,  and  on  the  home  stretch  all  former 
records  were  broken.  The  run  from  Ogden  to  Oakland  was  by 
far  the  quickest  ever  made  on  that  section  of  the  Pacific  Rail- 
road. A  few  days  before,  the  younger  brother,  W.  H.  Crocker, 
had  made  a  flying  trip  over  it  on  the  same  errand,  but  George 
Crocker  surpassed  his  record  by  some  hours.  Leaving  Ogden  at 
12:4:9  p.  M.,  the  wharf  at  Oakland  was  reached  at  9:10  a.  m.  the 
next  day,  the  rim  of  eight  hun(h'ed  and  thirty-three  miles  being 
made  without  a  stop.  A  swift  ferry-boat  bore  him  to  the  other 
side  of  the  bay,  where  another  special  train  was  in  waiting,  to 
bear  him  to  San  Mateo.  He  reached  the  latter  place  to  find  his 
brother  still  alive,  though  unconscious. 

Colonel  Charles  F.  Crocker,  to  whose  death-bed  his  brother  thus 
hastened,  was  the  eldest  of  the  family,  being  two  years  older 
than  Oeorge  Crocker.  He  received  an  education  similar  to  that 
of  George  Crocker,  and  then  devoted  himself  to  the  railroad  and 
other  interests  of  his  father.  He  was  also  interested  in  educa- 
tional and  other  affau-s,  being  president  of  the  California  Academy 
of  Sciences,  and  a  trustee  of  Leland  Stanford  University.  On  his 
death  he  left  one  daughter  and  two  sons.  The  daughter,  Miss 
Mary  Crocker,  reached  the  age  of  eighteen  years  in  the  fall  of 
1899,  and  at  that  time  came  into  possession  of  the  great  fortune 
bequeathed  to  her  by  her  father  and  held  for  her  by  the  trustees 
of  his  will.  This  fortune,  amounting  to  about  four  million 
dollars,  made  her  the  wealthiest  unmarried  woman  in  California. 


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JOSEPH  FRANCIS  DALY 

T^HE  distinguished  jurist  whose  name  heads  this  sketch  is  of 
J-  pure  Irish  ancestry.  His  father,  Dennis  Daly  of  Limerick, 
was  a  purser's  clerk  in  the  British  navy,  and  afterward  came  to 
this  country  and  engaged  in  the  shipping  trade.  In  Jamaica, 
West  Indies,  he  met  Elizabeth  Theresa  Duffey,  daughter  of 
Lieutenant  John  Duffey  of  the  British  army,  and  married  her  in 
this  city.  Afterward  he  settled  at  Plymouth,  North  Carohna 
m  the  house  once  occupied  by  John  Randolph  of  Roanoke,  and 
there  were  born  his  two  sons,  Augustin,  the  eminent  dramatic 
manager,  and  Joseph  Francis. 

The  latter  was  born  on  December  3,  1840.  At  the  age  of  nine 
years  he  was  brought  by  his  widowed  mother  to  New  York,  and 
was  educated  in  the  pubhc  schools.  In  1855  he  became  a  clerk 
m  a  law  office,  and  in  1862  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  soon 
rose  to  prominence,  especially  in  the  movement  for  reform  of 
the  mmiicipal  government.  He  was  associated  with  Charles 
O'Conor,  Benjamin  D.  SiUiman,  and  other  eminent  men,  and 
drafted  many  statutes  which  are  stUl  on  the  books  as  bulwarks 
of  good  government.  In  1865  he  appeared  before  the  governor 
to  argue  for  the  prosecution  of  unfaithful  officials.  In  1870  he 
was  elected  a  judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  a  term  of 
fourteen  years,  and  in  1884  he  was  reelected  for  another  such 
term.  In  1890  his  associates  chose  him  to  be  chief  judge  of  that 
bench,  and  when  that  court  was  consohdated  with  the  Supreme 
Court,  he  became  a  justice  of  the  latter,  and  thus  served  out  the 
remainder  of  his  term. 

Upon  the  bench  Justice  Daly  was  eminently  dignified  and  im- 
partial. He  was  unwiUing  to  submit  to  any  pohtical  or  other 
extraneous  influences.     On  more  than  one  occasion  he  refused  to 


92  JOSEPH    FRANCIS    DALY 

obey  the  dictates  of  the  "  boss  "  of  the  Democratic  party.  The 
latter  accordingly  marked  him  for  punishment,  and,  on  the  expi- 
ration of  his  term  in  1898,  directed  that  he  should  not  be  re- 
nominated. Justice  Daly's  eminent  fitness  for  the  bench  was 
generally  recognized.  The  Repubhcan  party,  though  he  was  a 
Democrat,  nominated  him  for  reelection,  and  the  Bar  Associa- 
tion enthusiastically  approved  its  action  and  worked  for  his  suc- 
cess. He  was  recognized  to  stand  for  the  principle  of  a  pure 
and  impartial  judiciary.  But  the  power  of  the  "  boss"  was  too 
great,  and  he  was  defeated,  though  such  defeat  was  no  dishonor. 

Justice  Daly  has  long  been  a  favorite  orator  on  public  oc- 
casions, and  a  strong  friend  of  Ireland  in  her  struggles  for 
self-government.  As  a  trustee  of  the  National  Federation  of 
America  he  presented  the  address  of  welcome  to  the  Earl  of 
Aberdeen  on  his  visit  here  in  1892,  and  as  president  of  the 
Catholic  Club  he  welcomed  the  Lord  Chief  Justice  of  England, 
Lord  Russell  of  Killowen,  in  1896.  He  was  chairman  of  the 
joint  committee  of  the  CathoUc  Historical  Society  and  Catholic 
Club  on  the  quadricentenary  of  the  landing  of  Coliunbus,  and 
presided  at  the  meeting  of  citizens  on  May  5,  1898,  in  honor  of 
the  twenty-fifth  anniversary  of  the  episcopate  of  the  Archbishop 
of  New  York.  In  1889  he,  with  his  brother  Augustin,  Edwin 
Booth,  Lawrence  Barrett,  Joseph  Jefferson,  and  others,  incorpo- 
rated the  now  famous  Players'  Club.  He  is  still  a  member  of  it, 
is  president  of  the  Catholic  Club,  member  of  the  MetropoU- 
tan,  Manhattan,  and  Democratic  clubs,  the  Southern  Society, 
Dimlap  Society,  Friendly  Sons  of  St.  Patrick,  Graehc  Society, 
Law  Institute,  Bar  Association,  American-Irish  Historical  Soci- 
ety, American  Geographical  Society,  Legal  Aid  Society,  Catholic 
Summer  School,  Champlain  Club,  manager  of  the  Roman  Cath- 
olic Orphan  Asylum,  and  member  of  the  advisory  board  of  St. 
Vincent's  Hospital.  In  1883  he  received  the  degree  of  LL.  D. 
from  St.  John's  College,  Fordham. 

He  married,  in  1873,  the  stepdaughter  of  Judge  Hamilton  W. 
Robinson,  Miss  Emma  Robinson  Barker,  who  died  in  1886,  leav- 
ing him  two  sons  and  a  daughter.  In  1890  he  married  Miss 
Mary  Louise  Smith,  daughter  of  Edgar  M.   Smith. 


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93 


ELLIOT  DANFORTH 

Tj^LLIOT  DANFORTH,  who  for  many  years  has  been  promi- 
J-i  nent  as  a  lawyer,  poUtical  leader,  and  pubhc  official  in  the 
btate  of  New  York,  was  born  at  Middleburg,  Schoharie  County, 
New  York,  on  March  6,  1850.  His  mother,  Ashose  maiden  name 
was  Aureha  Lmtner,  was  of  German  descent.  His  father,  Peter 
Swart  Danforth,  was  of  Enghsh  descent,  and  was  a  State  Senator 
m  1854-5D,  and  became  a  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
State  in  1872. 

Elhot  Danforth  early  manifested  a  particularly  studious  dispo- 
sition, and  this  led  to  his  acquiring  the  most  thorough  education 
possible,  m  the  common  schools  and  in  Schoharie  Academy     He 
then  turned  his  attention  to  legal  studies  in  his  father's  office, 
and  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  in  1871,  was  admitted  to 
practice  at  the  bar.     For  a  few  years  he  practised  in  his  native 
viUage  with  much  success.     Then,  in  1878,  he  removed  to  Bain- 
bndge,  Chenango  County,  where  he  formed  a  pai-tnership  with 
the  Hon.  George  H.  Winsor,  one  of  the  foremost  lawyers  of  that 
part  of  the  State,  and  that  association  lasted  until  Mr  Wiusor's 
death,  in  1880.     Mr.  Danforth's  legal  career  has  since  that  date 
been  marked  with  much  success,  and  he  has  served  as  a  member 
of  numerous  committees  of  the  State  Bar  Association. 
_    Mr.  Danforth  began  in  his  childhood  to  take  an  ardent  interest 
m  politics,  and  upon  reaching  years  of  manhood  he  became  what 
might  be  termed  a  practical  politician,  identified  with  the  Demo- 
cratic party.     His  first  public  office  was  that  of  President  of  the 
village  of  Bambridge,  to  which  he  was  elected  for  several  terms 
He  was  a  delegate  to  the  National  Democratic  Convention  in 
1880,  ami  was  the  youngest  of  all  the  New  York  State  delegates. 
In  the  fall  of  that  year  he  was  unanimously  nominated  for'^Rep- 


94  ELLIOT    DANFORTH 

resentative  in  CongrevSS  by  the  Democratic  Convention  of  his  dis- 
trict, but  dechned  the  nomination.  He  was  also  widely  men- 
tioned as  a  candidate  for  State  Treasurer.  Four  years  later  he 
was  again  a  delegate  to  the  National  Democratic  Convention, 
and  in  that  year's  campaign  gave  earnest  and  effective  support 
to  the  Presidential  candidacy  of  Mr.  Cleveland,  who  was  elected. 

Soon  after  the  election  of  L.  J.  Fitzgerald  as  State  Treasurer, 
in  1885,  Mr.  Danforth  was  appointed  to  be  his  Deputy,  and  at 
the  expu'ation  of  his  term  was  reappointed,  thus  serving  through 
the  years  of  1886-89.  At  the  Democratic  State  Convention  in 
1889  he  was  unanimously  nominated  for  State  Treasurer,  and 
was  duly  elected  by  more  than  16,000  plurality.  Two  years  later 
he  was  renominated  for  another  term  in  the  same  office,  and  was 
reelected  by  about  50,000  plurality. 

Mr.  Danforth  was  the  Democratic  candidate  for  Lieutenant- 
Governor  in  1898,  but  was  defeated,  although  leading  the  head 
of  the  ticket  by  12,000  votes.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  National 
Democratic  conventions  of  1892  and  1896,  chairman  of  the  New 
York  State  Democratic  Committee  in  1896-98,  and  chairman  of 
the  executive  committee  of  that  committee  in  1899.  He  was 
for  several  years  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Bain- 
bridge,  New  York,  and  also  president  of  the  Board  of  Education 
of  that  place. 

Mr.  Danforth  is  now  practising  law  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
and  is  identified  with  its  professional  and  social  activities.  His 
law  offices  are  in  the  Home  Life  Insiu'ance  Company's  Building, 
on  Broadway,  opposite  City  Hall  Park.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Democratic  Club,  the  chief  social  organization  of  the  Democratic 
party,  the  Lotus  Club,  and  the  orders  of  Free  Masons,  Odd  Fel- 
lows, Knights  of  Pythias,  and  Elks. 

In  1874,  on  December  17  of  that  year,  IVIi-.  Danforth  maiTied 
Miss  Ida  Prince,  the  only  daughter  of  Dr.  Gervis  Prince,  presi- 
dent of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Bainbridge.  She  died  in  New 
York  city  on  October  5,  1895,  leaving  him  two  children,  Edward 
and  Mary.  He  married  a  second  time,  in  New  York,  on  Novem- 
ber 30,  1898,  his  second  bride  being  Mrs.  Katharine  Black  Laim- 
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JULIEN  TAPPAN   DAVIES 

TULIEN  TAPPAN  DAVIES,  who  ranks  among  the  most  suc- 
y    cessful  lawyers  of  the  metropolis,  is  of  Welsh  descent.    His 
tamily  hne  is  traced  back  to  Rodic  Maur,  from  whom  the  seventh 
m  descent  was  the  famous  Cymric  Efell,  Lor.!  of  Eylwys  Evle 
who  lived  in  the  year  1200.    From  him,  in  tm-n,  was  descended 
Robert  Davies  of  Gwysany  Castle,  Mold,  Flintshire,  who  was 
born  m  1606,  and  who  was  high  sheriff  of  Flintshire  and  Knight 
of  the  Royal  Oak.     A  descendant  of  Robert  Davies,  named  John 
Davies  came  to  America  in  1735,  and  settled  in  Litchfield,  Con- 
necticut.   He  was  a  man  of  wealth  and  influence.    From  him  in 
tm-n,  was  descended  the  late  Thomas  John  Davies,  iudge  of  St 
Lawrence  County,  New  York.     The  three  sons  of  the  latter  were 
Professor  Charles  Davies,  the  eminent  mathematician,  the  late 
Chief  Justice  Henry  E.  Davies  of  New  York,  and  Major-General 
Thomas  Alfred  Davies. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  the  fourth  son  of  the  late  Chief 
Jus  ice  Henry  E.  Davies.  He  was  born  in  New  York  city  on 
September  25,  1845,  and  was  carefully  educated.  He  was  sent 
to  the  famous  Mount  Washington  Collegiate  Institute,  on 
Washington  Square  New  York  city.  Next  he  studied  at  the 
Walnut  Hill  School,  at  Geneva,  New  York,  and  thence  pro- 
ceeded to  Columbia  College.  From  the  last-named  institution 
he  was  graduated  in  1866,  with  the  degree  of  A  B 

Upon  leaving  college,  Mr.  Davies,  who  had  ah-eady  fixed  upon 
the  law  as  his  profession,  entered  as  a  student  the  law  office  of 
Alexander  W.  Bradford  of  New  York,  and  there  was  prepared 
for  admission  to  the  bar.  Such  admission  was  secm-ed  on  No- 
vember 6,  1867.  Such  early  entrance  to  the  bar  was  due  to  the 
responsibihties  which  had  been  thrust  upon  him  by  the  death  of 


96  JULIEN    TAPPAN    DAVIES 

Mr.  Bradford.  That  geBtleman  left  the  condtict  of  his  business, 
by  wiU,  to  his  partner,  Mr.  Harrison,  and  to  Mr  Davies.  This 
made  it  necessary  for  Mr.  Davies  to  seek  immediate  adimssion  to 
the  bar  He  also  entered  into  partnership  with  Mr.  Harrison, 
and  thus  came  into  a  large  law  practice.  At  the  same  time  he 
continued  his  studies  in  the  Law  School  of  Columbia  CoUege, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1868  with  the  degree  of  LL  B., 
at  t"e  same  time  reviving  the  degreeof  A.  M.  from  the  college 
Mr  Davies  was  afterward  associated  m  practice  with  his  father, 
who  retired   from   the  bench   and   resumed  legal  practice  m 

"^"^MTD'avies  joined  the  Twenty-Second  Regiment,  N.  G.  N.  Y., 
in  1863,  as  a  private,  being  then  only  eighteen  years  old.  He 
saw  active  service  in  the  campaign  which  culminated  at  Gettys- 

^'"^^The  law  practice  of  Mr.  Davies  has  been  chiefly  in  connection 
with  two  gi-eat  corporations.  He  has  been  for  many  years  coun- 
sel of  the  Manhattan  Elevated  Railway  Company,  and  earned 
throu-h  the  courts  a  most  important  series  of  cases  estabhshmg 
its  franchises  and  the  principles  of  its  hability  for  damages  to 
nroperty  He  is  also  counsel  for  and  a  trustee  of  the  Mutual 
Life  In^irance  Company.  He  is  a  Republican  in  pohtics  and 
is  actively  interested  in  the  duties  of  citizenship  and  the  eleva- 
tion of  the  standard  of  mimicipal  administration,  but  has  held 

""X^Drvi^s  iT"a  member  of  various  professional  and  social 
organizations  of  the  highest  class.  He  was  married  on  April  ^2, 
Tim,  to  Miss  Ahce  Martin,  daughter  of  Henry  H.  Martm,  a 
banker  of  Albany,  New  York. 


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WILLIAM  GILBERT  DA  VIES 

THE  name  of  Davies  is  unmistakably  of  Welsh  origin.  It 
has  been  well  known  in  Wales  and  the  adjacent  parts  of 
England  for  centuries,  and  is  at  the  present  time  a  common  one 
there,  and  is  borne  by  many  men  of  light  and  leading.  The 
branch  of  the  Da\'ies  family  now  under  consideration  traces  its 
history  back  to  ancient  times  in  Flintshire,  where  its  members 
were  among  the  foremost  men  of  their  day,  and  the  family  one 
of  the  most  distinguished.  From  Flintshire  some  members  of 
it  removed,  centuries  ago,  to  the  town  of  Kington,  in  the  Welsh- 
English  county  of  Herefoi'd,  and  there  John  Davies  was  born 
and  lived  to  manhood.  He  came  to  this  country  in  1735,  being 
the  fii'st  of  his  family  to  do  so,  and  settled  at  Litchfield,  Connec- 
ticut, within  sight  of  the  hills  which  reminded  him  to  some 
degree  of  his  native  hills  of  Wales.  He  married  Catherine 
Spencer,  a  lady  of  English  ancestry,  and  for  many  years  was 
one  of  the  foremost  citizens  of  Litchfield,  and  indeed  of  the 
western  part  of  Connecticut. 

A  son  of  this  couj^le,  also  named  John  Davies,  mamed  EUza- 
beth  Brown,  and  continued  to  live  at  Litchfield.  His  son,  the 
third  John  Davies,  married  Eunice  Hotchkiss.  His  son,  Thomas 
John  Da\aes,  removed  from  Litchfield  to  St.  Lawrence  County, 
New  York,  in  1800,  and  became  sheriff  and  county  judge.  His 
son,  Henry  E.  Davies,  the  fifth  of  the  line  in  this  country,  be- 
came a  lawyer,  came  to  New  York  city,  and  was  long  a  prom- 
inent figure  in  professional  and  public  life.  He  was  successively 
an  alderman,  corporation  coimsel,  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court, 
and  chief  justice  of  the  Court  of  Appeals.  He  married  Rebecca 
Waldo  Tapi^an  of  Boston,  a  niece  of  the  abolitionist  leaders, 
Arthur  aiad  Lewis  Tappan,  and  a  descendant  of  one  of  the  most 

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98  WILLIAM     GILBERT    DAVIES 

distinguished  of  New  England  families.  Miss  Tappan  was  also 
related  by  descent  to  the  Quincys,  Wendells,  Salisburys,  and 
other  New  England  famihes,  and  also  to  that  famous  Anneke 
Jans  whose  heirs  have  so  often  laid  claim  to  vast  possessions  in 
New  York  city. 

William  Gilbert  Davies  is  a  son  of  Henrj'  E.  Davies  and  Re- 
becca Tappan  Davies,  and  was  born  in  this  city  on  March  21, 
1842.  He  acquired  collegiate  education  at  Trinity  College,  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1860,  and  at  the 
University  of  Leipzig,  Gei-many.  In  1863  he  was  admitted  to 
practise  law  at  the  bar  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  entered 
earnestly  upon  the  pursuit  of  the  profession  his  father  had  so 
gi"eatly  adorned.  During  the  Civil  War,  then  raging,  he  served 
for  a  time  in  the  Twenty-second  Regiment,  New  York  Mihtia, 
dm'ing  the  Gettysburg  campaign. 

It  was  in  the  law  office  of  Slosson,  Hutchins  &  Piatt,  and  in 
the  Law  School  of  Columbia  College,  that  Mr.  Davies  was  pre- 
pared for  his  career  as  a  lawyer.  His  first  partnership  in  prac- 
tice was  formed  with  Henry  H.  Anderson,  but  on  August  1, 1866, 
the  partnership  was  dissolved,  and  Mr.  Davies  entered  the  service 
of  the  Mutual  Life  Insiu^ance  Company  of  New  York.  The  law 
department  of  that  corporation  was  fully  organized  in  September, 
1870,  with  J.  V.  L.  Pru^yn  as  solicitor,  and  with  Mr.  Davies  as 
his  assistant.  In  that  place  Mr.  Davies  remained  until  May  20, 
1885,  when  he  became  the  head  of  the  department. 

The  law  of  life-insurance  was  then  practically  an  unknown 
quantity,  the  system  itseK  being  in  its  infancy,  and  but  few 
questions  having  been  presented  to  the  courts  for  decision. 
During  the  succeeding  quarter  of  a  century,  with  the  enormous 
growth  of  that  form  of  insurance,  new  problems  were  constantly 
presented  for  solution,  and  Mr.  Davies,  as  counsel  for  one  of  the 
leading  companies,  was  largely  instrumental  in  establishing  the 
rules  of  law  relating  to  that  subject  as  they  exist  to-day.  He 
resigned  his  position  in  December,  1893,  to  resume  the  active 
practice  of  his  profession,  since  which  time  he  has  been  chiefly 
engaged  as  a  referee  and  in  street-opening  proceedings,  having 
received  many  appointments  to  such  positions.  His  most  con- 
spicuous service  of  this  character  was  on  the  commission  for 
widening  and  extending  Elm  Street  from  Great  Jones  Street  to 


WILLIAM    GILBERT    DAVIES  99 

the  City  Hall,  which  great  pubhc  improvement  was  carried 
through  in  an  uuprecedentedly  short  time,  thus  effecting  a  great 
saving  of  expense  to  the  city,  and  greatly  diminishing  the  in- 
juiy  to  the  property-owners. 

Important  as  have  been  the  duties  of  his  profession,  they  have 
by  no  means  monopohzed  Mr.  Da^aes's  attention.  His  ripe 
scholarship  and  finished  hterary  style  have  made  him  a  welcome 
contributor  to  current  literature.  His  discussion  of  "Myste- 
rious Disappearances  and  Presumptions  of  Death  in  Insm-ance 
Cases  "  has  been  pubhshed  and  become  a  classic.  He  was  en- 
gaged as  a  lecturer  in  the  New  York  University  Law  School 
in  1891.  He  was  one  of  the  chief  promoters  of  the  Medico- 
legal Society,  and  from  1886  to  1889  was  chairman  of  its  board 
of  trustees. 

A  paper  on  "  Medical  Jurisprudence  and  its  Relations  to  Life- 
insurance,"  read  before  the  Insiu*ance  Convention  held  at  Chi- 
cago during  the  Centennial  Exposition  of  1893,  was  widely 
quoted  and  favorably  commented  upon  by  the  insurance  press 
at  the  time. 

Mr.  Da  vies  is  a  prominent  member  of  numerous  professional 
and  social  organizations.  Among  these  are  the  New  York  His- 
torical Society,  the  New  York  Biographical  and  Genealogical 
Society,  the  Medicolegal  Society,  the  New  England  Society,  the 
Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  the  New  England  His- 
torical-Genealogical Society,  the  Virginia  Historical  Society, 
the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Alumni  Association,  the  Liederla-anz 
Society,  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  the  Century  Association, 
and  the  Union,  University,  Lawyers',  Manhattan,  Tuxedo,  Grolier, 
Democratic,  and  St.  Nicholas  clubs.  He  belongs  also  to  the 
American,  New  York  State,  and  New  York  City  bar  associa- 
tions, and  the  Law  Institute. 

He  was  married,  m  1870,  to  Miss  Lucie  Rice,  daughter  of  the 
Hon.  Alexander  H.  Rice,  who  was  for  three  terms  Governor  of 
the  State  of  Massachusetts.  His  New  York  home  is  at  No.  22 
East  Forty-fifth  Street. 


CHARLES  WILLOUGHBY  DAYTON 


CHAELES  WILLOUGHBY  DAYTON'S  American  ances- 
try has  included  merchants,  authors,  soldiers,  physicians, 
and  statesmen.  His  grandfather,  Charles  Willoughby  Dayton 
born  at  Stratford,  Connecticut,  became  a  leading  merchant  of 
New  York.  He  married  a  daughter  of  Francis  Child,  of  Hugue- 
not descent,  and  they  had  a  son  named  Abraham  Child  Dayton, 
who  was  a  contributor  to  some  of  the  foremost  periodicals  of  his 
day,  and  was  also  a  leading  member  of  the  New  York  Stock 
Exchange.  His  wife  was  Marie  A.  Tomlinson,  a  daughter  of 
Dr.  David  Tomlinson  of  Derby,  Connecticut,  and  afterward  of 
Rhinebeck,  New  York,  a  member  of  the  New  York  Legislature 
and  a  prominent  member  of  the  medical  profession.  Dr.  Tom- 
hnson's  wife,  Cornelia  Adams,  was  a  granddaughter  of  Andrew 
Adams,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Articles  of  Confederation, 
Speaker  of  the  Continental  Congress,  and  chief  justice  of  the 
State  of  Connecticut. 

The  son  of  Abraham  Child  Dayton  and  Marie  Tomhnson 
Dayton,  who  forms  the  subject  of  this  present  sketch,  was  born 
in  Brooklyn,  New  York,  on  October  3, 1846,  but  since  childhood 
has  lived  in  the  city  of  New  York  and  the  borough  of  Manhat- 
tan. He  entered  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York  in  1861, 
and  was  graduated  from  the  Law  School  of  Columbia  University 
in  1868,  and  has  since  been  a  practising  lawyer  of  this  city. 

From  his  youth  Mr.  Dayton  has  been  an  ardent  Democrat  and 
has  taken  an  active  part  in  political  affairs.  In  the  campaign  of 
1864  he  took  the  stump  and  made  many  effective  speeches  for 
General  McClellan.  In  1881  he  was  a  member  of  the  State 
Assembly  and  of  its  judiciary  committee.  The  next  year  he 
organized  the  Harlem  Democratic  Club,  and  was  a  leader  of  the 

100 


CHARLES    WILLOUGHBY    DAYTON  101 

Citizens'  Reform  movement,  which  gave  Allan  Campbell  seventy- 
eight  thousand  votes  for  Mayor  after  a  campaign  of  only  ten 
days.  In  1884  he  was  secretary  of  the  Electoral  College  of  the 
State  of  New  York.  In  1881, 1882, 1883,  and  1892  he  was  a  dele- 
gate to  Democratic  State  conventions,  and  in  1893  he  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  New  York  State  Constitutional  Convention. 

In  the  last-named  year  he  was  appointed  by  President  Cleve- 
land as  Postmaster  of  New  York.  In  that  office  he  introduced 
many  reforms  which  were  appreciated  by  the  employees  the 
pubhc,  and  his  superiors  at  Washington.  His  resignation  as 
postmaster,  on  May  22,  1897,  was  followed,  in  June  of  that  year 
by  a  banquet  tendered  to  him  by  fifteen  hundi-ed  letter-carriers 
at  the  Grand  Central  Palace.  There  is  now  in  the  New  York 
Postmaster's  room  a  bronze  portrait  bust  of  Mr.  Dayton,  the  cost 
of  which  was  provided  by  fifty-cent  subscriptions  from  four 
thousand  postal  employees,  inscribed  as  follows  : 

CHARLES  WILLOUGHBY  DAYTON, 

Postmaster  at  New  York, 

Appointed  by  President  Cleveland 

June  3,  1893. 

Erected  February,  1897, 

by  the  employees  of  the  New  York  Post-Office, 

who  desire  to  perpetuate  Mr.  Dayton's  record  for 

efficiency,  discipUne,  justice,  courtesy,  and  kindness. 

In  the  Democratic  convention  of  1897  he  was  the  most  popular 
candidate  for  Mayor  of  Greater  New  York.  His  nomination 
did  not  suit  the  purposes  of  "  Crokerism,"  which  so  dominated 
the  leaders"  that  his  name  was  not  presented,  notwithstanding 
the  imminence  of  a  stampede  in  his  behalf. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Bar  Association  of  New  York  city,  and 
one  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  State  Bar  Association. 
He  IS  a  member  of  the  Hariem  Democratic,  Sagamore,  and 
Players'  clubs,  the  Down-Town  Association,  and  Sons  of  the 
devolution,  and  is  a  governor  of  the  Manhattan  Club.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Seventh  National,  Twelfth  Ward,  and  Empire 
City  savings-banks,  and  the  United  States  Life  Insurance 
Company.  He  was  married,  m  1874,  to  Laura  A.  Newman, 
daughter  of  John  B.  Newman,  M.  D.,  and  has  thi-ee  children 


HENRY  WHEELER  DE  FOREST 

IT  has  long  been  a  tmism  that  onrs  is  the  most  composite  of 
nations.  Within  its  borders  may  be  found  men  of  every 
tribe  and  nation,  some  of  recent  an'ival  upon  these  shores,  some 
descended  from  those  who  settled  here  centuries  ago.  Fittingly, 
too,  the  chief  city  of  the  nation  is  the  most  cosmopoUtan  of  all. 
At  least  three  separate  nationalities  contributed  to  its  f oundmg, 
while,  as  the  principal  gate  of  entry  into  the  United  States,  it 
has  long  received  the  vast  majority  of  all  new-comers  into  the 
land.  Conspicuous  among  those  who  have  contributed  to  the 
growth  of  the  city,  and  indeed  one  of  the  three  founders  of  it,  are 
the  French,  and  especiaUy  the  Huguenot  French,  who  came 
hither  with  the  Dutch. 

The  De  Forest  family,  which  has  long  enjoyed  deserved  prom- 
inence in  this  country,  is  of  French  Huguenot  origin.  Its  first 
representative  in  America  was  Jesse  De  Forest,  who  fled  from 
France  to  Leyden,  and  thence  came  to  New  York  in  1623.  A 
direct  descendant  of  his,  in  the  last  generation,  was  Henry  Grant 
De  Forest  of  New  York  city.  He  married  Miss  Juha  Mary 
Weeks,  and  to  them  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  bom. 

Henry  Wheeler  De  Forest  was  born  in  New  York  city  on  Oc- 
tober 29,  1855.  His  schooling  was  begim  in  New  York.  Later 
he  was  sent  to  boarding-school  at  Deerfield,  Massachusetts,  and 
thence  to  WiUiston  Seminary,  at  Easthampton,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  was  prepared  for  coUege.  He  entered  Yale  at  the  age 
of  sixteen,  and  was  graduated  there  in  the  class  of  1876.  From 
Yale  he  retimied  to  New  York,  and  entered  the  Law  School  of 
Columbia  University,  where  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of 

LL.  B.  in  1877. 
Upon  his  graduation  from  the  Columbia  Law  School  Mr.  De 


-*Si^^»ii.-.  ■i»*'NiiQss*^  k  » " 


HENKY  W  ST 

'  '-  is  locg  been  a  truism  that  ours  is  the  most  comp" 
ruitions.  Within  its  borders  may  be  found  men  of 
tribe  and  natiou,  some  of  recent  arrival  upon  these  shores 
descended  from  those  who  settled  here  centuries  ago.  Fi  t 
too,  the  chief  city  of  the  nation  is  the  iv.c^t  cosmopolitan  ■■■ 
At  least  three  separate  nation  '  to  its  founoc 

while,  as  the  principal  irr*--  :       Jnite-'^  '-''■■' 

has  long  received  the  va-  ail  new-coni- 

land.    ,  Conspicuous  .ose  wii^- 

growth  of  the  city,  t  .    .one  oft: 

the  French,  and  .^spi^fMaiiy  the  Huguenot  French,  who 
hither  with  the  Dutch. 

The  De  Forest  family,  which  has  long  enjoyed  de.'- 
inencei  in  this  country,  Ls  oi  French  Huguenot  origv 
representative  in  Anse.ri<;a  was  Jesse  De  Forest,  v. 
France  to  Leyden,  and  thence  came  to  New  York 
direct  descendant  of  his,  in  the  last  generation,  was  ii..,i 
De  Forest  of  New  York  city.     He  married  Miss  Juli;. 
Weeks,  and  to  them  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  bom. 

Henry  Wheeler  De  Forest  was  boiii  in  New  York  city  . 
tober  29,  1855.     His  schooling  was  begun  in  New  Y' 
he  was  sent  to  boarding-school  at  Deerfiold,  Massac  i 
thence  to  Williston  Seminary,  at  Euj^thampton,  Massac; 
where  he  was  prepared  for  college.     He  entered  Yale  at  . 
of  sixteen,  and  was  graduated  there  \n  the  class  of  1876. 
'  \'.le  he  retiirned  to  New  York,  and  entered  the  Law  S 

:  ':;r>^'-ia  Uaiversity,  where  he  was  gradtlated  with  the  d 

:  .:^  ii'raduatiou  from  the  Columbia  Law  School  ^ 


HENRY    WHEELER    DE    FOREST  103 

Forest  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  York,  and  forthwith 
entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession.  In  1878  he  became 
associated  with  his  brother,  Robert  Weeks  De  Forest,  first  under 
the  firai-name  of  De  Forest  &  Weeks,  and  more  recently  under 
the  present  title  of  De  Forest  Brothers. 

In  addition  to  an  extensive  law  practice,  Mr.  De  Forest  is  or 
has  been  connected  with  various  business  enterprises,  corpora- 
tions, and  charitable  associations.  He  was  for  some  years 
president  of  the  New  Jersey  and  New  York  Railroad  Company, 
and  is  a  director  of  the  Knickerbocker  and  Hudson  Trust  com- 
panies, and  of  the  Niagara  and  British-American  Insurance 
companies,  a  trustee  of  the  Bank  for  Savings,  and  of  the  New 
York  Infirmary  for  Women  and  Children,  and  one  of  the  gover- 
nors of  the  New  York  Hospital. 

Mr.  De  Forest  has  never  been  actively  engaged  in  politics,  be- 
yond discharging  the  ordinary  duties  of  a  citizen. 

He  is  a  member  of  various  clubs  and  other  social  organizations, 
including  among  others  the  Union  Club,  the  University  Club,  the 
Metropolitan  Club,  and  the  Down-Town  Association. 

He  was  maiTied,  on  August  22,  1898,  to  Miss  Juha  Gilman 
Noyes. 


ROBERT  WEEKS  DE  FOREST 


THE  De  Forest  family  in  this  country  is  of  French  Huguenot 
descent,  its  first  ancestor  here  having  been  Jesse  de  Forest, 
who  came  to  New  York  in  1623  from  Leyden,  whither  he  had 
fled  from  France  after  the  revocation  of  the  Edict  of  Nantes, 
Robert  Weeks  De  Forest  was  born  in  this  city  on  April  25, 1848, 
the  son  of  Henry  G.  and  Juha  Brasher  Weeks  De  Forest.  His 
father  was  a  son  of  Lockwood  De  Forest,  a  South  Street  mer- 
chant, and  his  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Robert  D.  Weeks,  the 
first  president  of  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange. 

After  receiving  a  primary  education  in  this  city,  Robert 
Weeks  De  Forest  was  sent  to  Williston  Seminary,  at  Easthamp- 
ton,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  prepared  for  college.  Then  he 
entered  Yale,  and  was  graduated  with  honors  in  the  class  of  1870. 
Returning  then  to  New  York,  he  entered  the  Columbia  College 
Law  School,  and  received  therefrom  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1872. 
Meantime  he  had  been  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  New  York  in  the  spring  of  1871.  A  brief 
period  of  postgraduate  study  followed  at  the  University  of  Bonn, 
Germany. 

Mr.  De  Forest  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  the  fii'm 
with  which  his  father  had  been  connected,  and  of  which  his 
uncle,  John  A.  Weeks,  was  the  head.  At  his  entry  it  assumed 
the  name  of  Weeks,  Forster  &  De  Forest.  Later  he  was  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  De  Forest  &  Weeks,  and  since  1893  he 
has  been  associated  with  his  younger  brother  in  the  firm  of 
De  Forest  Brothers. 

The  law  practice  of  these  firms  has  been  general  in  its  scope. 
Mr.  De  Forest  has  for  many  years,  however,  been  general  counsel 
for  the  Central  Railroad  of  New  Jersey,  having  become  profes- 


'f'^ihi/i^'u 


,e.^<~- 


ROBERT  WEEKS  i 

^1"^HK  I)e  Forest  family  in  this  country  is  of  French  HugiiAT- 
t     •:  ■;-<;ent,  its  iirst  ancestor  here  having  been  Jesse 
■.  •-    c;ime  to  New  York  in  1623  from  Ley  den,  whitii.     ^ 
■  *  J  from  France  after  the  revocation  of  the  Edict  of  ISa.; 
'jert  We(^ks  De  Forest  was  born  in  this  city  on  April  25,  io-t 
son  of  lieury  G.  and  Jiiha  Brashor  Weeks  De  Forest.     B 
iiithcr  was  a  son  of  Lock'  ■>(.,  a  South  Street  mt  - 

chant,  and  iiis  mother  wa  if  Robert  D.  Weeks,  tl- 

first  i)re?irient  of  the  New  \  ork  Stock  Exchange. 

After  receiving   "    '  -^^^ary  edur    ■   •     '■-■■    this   city,   Robe 
Weeks  Dv  Forest  to  Willi  niary,  at  Easthani; 

ton,  Mil- 
entered 

Returning  then  to  New  lork,  he  entered  the  C 
Law  S«-hool, and  received  therefi'om  the  degree  of  ^...  .. ■.  x.x  iw 
Meantime  he  had  been  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  of  ti 
Supreme  Court  of  New  York  in  the  spring  of  1871.     A  ' 
period  of  postgraduate  study  foDowed  at  the  University  of  I. . 
Germany. 

Mr.  De  Forest  began  the  practice  ''-f  1ii>  profession  in  the  fii 
with  which  his  father  had  been  ;,  and  of  which  I 

uncle,  John  A..  Weeks,  was  the  hea'-.     -\i  nis  entry  it  assr" 
the  name  of   Weeks,  Forster  &  De  Forest,      Later  he   > 
inember  of  the  firm  of  De  Forest  &  Weeks,  and  sinf 
has  been  associated  with  his  younger  brother  in  t 
De  Forest  Brothers. 

The  law  pi-actice  of  these  firms  has  been  general  ui  its 
Ml'.  De  Forest  has  for  many  years,  however,  been  general  ec 
for  the  Central  Raih'oad  of  New  Jersey,  having  become  prol' 


mml 


ROBERT  WEEKS  DE  FOREST  105 

sionally  connected  with  that  corporation  in  1874.      Since  1885 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Hackeusack  Water  Company  and 
he  IS  a  director  or  trustee  of  a  number  of  corporations,  among 
them  being  the  Niagara  Fire  Insurance  Company  and  the  Conti- 
nental Trust  Company  of  this  city.     He  has  never  sought  nor 
held  pohtical  office,  but  has  been  prominent  in  various  pubhc 
enterprises  of  a  benevolent  or  educational  character.     Thus  he 
was  a  leader  in  the  movement  for  a  systematization  of  charitable 
work,  and  has  for  a  number  of  years  been  president  of  the  New 
^T-?  -^""'''^^  Organization  Society.   He  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  the  Provident  Loan  Society,  an  admirable  philanthropic  insti- 
tution intended  to  obviate  the  evils  of  the  ordinary  pawnbrokin- 
system.   It  was  founded  in  1894,  at  a  tiuie  of  great  social  distress 
m  this  city,  when  there  was  exceptional  need  of  some  means 
whereby  the  poor  could  raise  money  on  temporary  loans  on  per- 
sonal property,  on  equitable  terms.      Mr.  De  Forest  was  chosen 
the  first  president  of  it,  and  much  of  its  success  was  due  to  his 
wise  direction.     He  also  succeeded  his  father  as  one  of  the  man- 
agers of  the  Presbyterian  Hospital  of  this  city,  and  also  as  one 
of  the  managers  of  the  American  Bible  Society.    In  1889  he  was 
elected  a  trustee  of  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  and  has 
ever  since  been  retained  in  that  place. 

Mr.  De  Forest  is  a  member  of  a  number  of  clubs,  then-  variety 
showing  the  wide  range  of  his  tastes  and  interests.  Among  them 
are  the  Century,  University,  Grolier,  Seawanhaka  Yacht,  and 
Jekyl  Island. 

He  was  married,  on  November  12,  1872,  to  Miss  Emily  John- 
ston the  eldest  daughter  of  John  Taylor  Johnston,  president 
ot  the  Central  Raih-oad  of  New  Jersey,  and  of  the  council  of  the 
University  of  the  City  of  New  York.  Since  1880  they  have  lived 
at  No  7  North  Washington  Square,  in  the  stately  old  mansion 
built  by  Mrs.  De  Forest's  grandfather,  John  Johnston,  in  1833 
Iheir  country  home  was  for  many  years  at  Seabright,  New 
Jersey,  but  is  now  at  Cold  Spring  Harbor,  Long  Island 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  De  Forest  have  four  children^  The  two  sons 
Johnston  and  Henry  Loekwood,  were  graduated  at  Yale  in  1896 
and  1897  respectively.  The  two  daughters  are  named  Ethel  and 
i  ranees  Emily. 


RICHARD  DELAFIELD 


THE  Delafield  family  of  England  and  America  descend  from 
the  Counts  de  la  Feld  of  Alsace,  whose  lineage  is  one  of  the 
oldest  in  France.  Authentic  records  of  them  appear  before  the 
year  1000.  The  ancient  castle  which  still  bears  their  name  is 
situated  in  a  pass  of  the  Vosges  Mountains,  near  the  town  of 
Colmar.  Pope  Leo  IX.  is  said  to  have  rested  there  on  his  way 
to  Strasburg.  In  the  cathedral  of  that  city  were  monuments  to 
two  of  the  De  la  Felds,  and  a  perpetual  chantry  with  a  pension 
of  two  marks  per  annum  to  provide  masses  for  the  repose  of  the 
souls  of  their  dead. 

The  first  of  the  name  in  England  was  Hubertus  de  la  Feld, 
who  came  over  with  the  Conqueror  and  received  grants  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Lancaster.  The  names  of  his  descendants  are 
numbered  among  the  wealthy  nobles  under  succeeding  monarchs. 
Many  of  them  were  distinguished  at  arms  and  rendered  services 
to  their  country  for  which  they  were  rewarded  with  lands  and 
titles.  John  Delafield,  born  in  1647,  entered  the  service  of  the 
Emperor  of  Germany,  fought  against  the  Turks  under  Prince 
Eugene  of  Savoy,  and  was  created  a  Coxmt  of  the  Holy  Roman 
Empire,  a  dignity  which  descends  to  all  his  male  posterity. 

The  great-great-grandson  of  John,  Count  Delafield,  came  to 
America  late  in  the  last  centiuy,  married  Anne  Hallett  of  Hal- 
lett's  Cove,  now  Astoria,  in  New  York,  and  became  the  founder 
of  the  American  family  of  his  name.  One  of  his  sons,  Rufus 
King  Delafield,  married  Eliza  Bard,  daughter  of  William  and 
Katherine  Cruger  Bard.     Richard  Delafield  is  their  son. 

He  was  born  at  New  Brighton,  Staten  Island,  on  September  6, 
1853,  was  educated  at  the  Anthon  Clrammar-School,  New  York 
city,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  embarked  on  his  business  career 


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r|"^HE  Delailolil  family  of  England  and  America  descend  fr- 
1-  the  Ooxji^s  de  la  Feld  of  Alsace,  whose  lineage  is  one  of  t 
oidt'st:  in  l^rance.  Authentic  records  of  them  appear  before  ' 
year  100;?.  The  ancient  castle  which  still  bears  their  name 
sitiia'fHi  in  a  pass  of  the  Vosges  Mouiirains,  near  the  town 
Colnuvr.  Pope  Leo  IX,  i>-  ■ .  i '  ^  have  rested  there  on  his  t^;. 
to  Stia;sburg.     In  the  ca;  i  hat  city  W(,'}'e  monuments 

two  ot  the  De  la_Felds,  an,",  a.  ^Tj^etual  chantiy  with  a  pens)- 
of  two  marks  per  annum  to  provide  nvasses  for  the  repose  of  ti. 
souls  of  their  dead. 

The  first  of-  the  name  in  England  was  Hubertus  de  la  Feld 
wIk)  came  over  with  the  Couv|ueror  and  received  grants  of  h 
in  the  county  of  Lar-  rhe  names  of  his  descendants  uii 

niunbered  among  the  sobies  under  succeeding  monarchs. 

Many  of  them  were  i'ed  at  arms  and  rendered  services 

tfi  their  country  for  .ey  were  rewarded  with  lands  and 

titles.  John  Delafield,  born  in  1647,  entered  the  service  of  the 
Eiriperor  of  Germany,  fought  against  the  Turks  under  Prince 
Eugene  of  Savoy,  and  was  created  a  Count  of  the  Holy  Roman 
Empire,  a  dignity  which  desc!     '  '  male  posterity. 

T'le  great-great-grandson  *.  .  i  Delafield,  eam<. 

Anurioa  late  in  the  last  century,  njairied  Anne  Hallett  of  Hal- 
iett's  Vi>ve,  now  Astoria,  in  New  York,  and  became  the  fo;^i..ifi 
of  the  American  family  of  his  name.     One  of  his  sons 
King  Dt'l,i.tield,  mamed  Eliza  Bard,  daughter  of  Williau;  mm 
Katherine  Crugei;'  Bard.    Richard  Delafield  is  their  son. 

He  was  born  at  New  Brighton,  Staten  Island,  on  Septeni^j^r  6. 
]853,  was  eduiatt'd  at  the  Anthon  Grammar-School,  New  V'orlt 
oit9,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  embarked  on  his  busiaess  career 


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KICHAED    DELAFIELD  107 

as  a  clerk  in  a  New  York  mercantile  house.  His  talent  for  affairs 
soon  made  itself  apparent,  and  he  was  rapidly  advanced  to  the 
position  of  manager. 

In  1880  he  founded  the  house  of  Delafield  &  Co.,  and 
commenced  business  in  the  California  trade.  The  firm,  which 
is  conducted  on  old  conservative  principles,  is  one  of  the  most 
prosperous  estabhshments  in  New  York.  Mr.  Delafield  is  at  its 
head  as  senior  partner  and  capitalist  in  New  York,  Chicago, 
St.  Loiiis,  and  San  Francisco.  He  is  vice-president  and  director 
of  the  National  Park  Bank,  vice-president  of  the  Colonial  Trust 
Company,  and  has  been  president  of  the  Mercantile  Exchange 

He^  has  taken  no  active  part  in  pohtics,  except  to  serve  as 
president  of  the  New  York  Commission  for  the  World's  Colum- 
bian Exposition,  and  as  a  member  of  the  Committee  of  One 
Hundred  at  the  New  York  Columbian  QuacMcentennial  Cele- 
bration. He  IS  actively  interested  in  the  affairs  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  and  is  a  vestryman  of  Trinity  Church  Corporation.  His 
clubs  are  the  Umon  League,  the  Tuxedo,  the  Merchants',  and 
the  New  York  Athletic.  In  musical  circles  he  is  prominent 
having  been  president  of  the  Staten  Island  Philharmonic  and 
secretary  of  the  New  York  Symphony  societies.  Among  the 
many  charitable  institutions  with  which  he  is  identified  are  the 
Seaside  Home  on  Long  Island,  of  which  he  is  president,  and 
the  Vanck  Street  Hospital,  of  whose  executive  committee  he 
is  a  member. 

Mr.  Delafield  was  married,  in  1880,  to  Miss  Clara  Foster  Carey 
of  New  York,  whose  family  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  city.  Her 
great-uncle  was  Phihp  Hone,  Mayor  of  New  York  in  1826.  Dr. 
Kane,  the  arctic  explorer  was  also  a  relative. 


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CHAUNCEY  MITCHELL  DEPEW 

T  is  probable  that  if  at  almost  any  time  in  the  last  twenty 
years  the  question  has  been  asked  who  was  the  best- 
known  and  most  popular  citizen  of  New  York,  or  indeed  of  the 
United  States,  a  large  plurality  of  repHes,  given  both  here  and  in 
foreign  lands,  would  have  been,  "  Chauncey  M.  Depew."  Nor 
would  the  selection  have  been  in  any  respect  an  unworthy  one. 
In  business  and  in  politics,  in  pubhc  and  in  private,  in  society 
and  in  philanthropy,—  indeed,  in  all  honorable  activities  of  human 

life, Mr.  Depew  has  come  into  contact  with  the  American  public 

to  a  greater  extent  than  almost  any  other  man  of  the  age,  and 
above  most  Americans  of  this  or  any  generation  is  fairly  entitled 
to  the  distinction  of  being  regarded  as  a  representative  American 
and  as  a  citizen  of  the  world. 

Chauncey  Mitchell  Depew  was  bom  at  Peekskill,  New  York, 
on  April  23, 1834,  the  son  of  Isaac  and  Martha  (Mitchell)  Depew. 
His  father  was  of  Huguenot  origin,  descended  from  a  family 
which  had  settled  at  New  Rochelle  two  centuries  ago,  and  was 
himself  a  man  of  remarkable  physical  prowess,  mental  force,  and 
spmtual  illumination.  He  owned  country  stores,  farms,  and 
vessels  on  the  Hudson.  Martha  Mitchell,  Mr.  Depew's  mother, 
was  of  Enghsh  Puritan  ancestry,  a  member  of  the  distinguished 
New  England  family  which  produced  Roger  Sherman,  William 
T.  Sherman,  John  Sherman,  William  M.  Evarts,  and  George  P. 
Hoar;  a  woman  of  grace  and  kindliness,  who  exerted  a  strong  and 
enduring  influence  upon  the  character  of  her  gifted  son.  The 
boy  was  educated  at  Peekskill  Academy  and  at  Yale  College,  and 
was  graduated  from  the  latter  in  1856.  Then  he  studied  law  at 
Peekskill  in  the  office  of  William  Nelson,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1858. 

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T  is  probable  that  if  at  almost  any  time  in  the  last  twenr 
^-    vears   the   question    has   been   asked. who   was  the   bes 
known  and  most  popular  citizen  of  New  York,  or  indeed  of  tl^ 
CTuited  States,  a  large  plurality  of  replies,  given  both  here  r 
forei^-^n  lands,  would  have  been,  "  ri-nnnrHv  M.  Depew/ 
would  the  selection  have  been  ia  :>  ;  an  unworthy  on^ 

In  •'.v.siness  and  in  r>-^'  '  -■■■-  m  private,  in  societ, 

and  ir.  philanthropy,-  'able  activities  of  hum?^ 

life  —^h'.  Depew  has  contact  with  the  American  publ 

to  a  u:reater  extent  tL. -    t  any  other  man  of  the  age,  arv 

above  most  Americans  of  this  or  any  generation  is  fairly  entitL 

to  the  distinction  of  ly  "      rded  as  a  representative  Americi 

and  as  a  citizen  of  thi  ,   ,  ...n  xt      ^ 

Ohaimcey  Mitchell  vas  bom  at  Peekskill,  New  Yoi- 

on  April  23, 1834,  th«  -lac  and  Martha  (Mitchell)  Dope 

His  father  was  of  Huguenot  origin,  descended  from  a  ' 
which  had  settled  at  New  Rochelle  two  centuries  ago,  an  . 
himself-a  man  of  r^^markable  physical  prowess,  mental  force,  ai 
snh'itual  iUumii.  -Te  owned  country  stores,  farms,  a; 

ves.sols  on  the  B  :>Iartha  Mitcr.-ll,  Mr.  Depew's  mot! 

was  of  Enghsh  Puritan  ancestry,  a  member  of  the  distrng 
New  England  family  which  produced  Rog<.'r  Sherman,  A\ 
T.  Sherman,  John  Shei-man,  Wilham  M.  Evarts,  and  Go- 
Hoar;  a  woman  of  grace  and  kindliness,  who  exerted  a  strong  ^ 
enduiing  intiueuce  upon  the  character  of  her  gifted  son.     'i 
boy  was"educated  at  Peekskill  Academy  and  at  Yale  Coll- 
was  graduated  from  the  latter  in  18D6.    Then  he  studied  ; 
Peekskill  in  the  ofBce  of  Wilham  Nelson,  and  was  admittea  • 
thr>  bar  in  1858. 

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CHAUNCEY    MITCHELL    DEPEW  109 

In  the  year  of  bis  graduation  from  Yale  Mr.  Depew  cast  his 
first  vote.  It  was  for  John  C.  Fremont,  the  Repubhcan  candi- 
date for  President  of  the  United  States.  Two  years  later  he 
was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican  State  Convention.  In  1860  he 
was  a  stump  speaker  in  behalf  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  His  first 
public  ofiice  came  to  him  in  1861,  when  he  was  elected  to  the 
State  Assembly.  He  was  reelected  in  1862,  and  was  Speaker  pro 
tern,  for  a  part  of  the  term.  In  1864  he  was  nominated  by  the 
Republicans  for  Secretary  of  State  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and 
was  elected  by  a  majority  of  thirty  thousand.  In  this  campaign 
he  estabhshed  his  place  as  one  of  the  most  effective  popular  ora- 
tors of  the  time.  At  the  end  of  his  term  he  declined  a  renomina- 
tion,  and,  after  holding  the  commission  of  United  States  minister 
to  Japan,  given  to  him  by  President  Johnson,  f(jr  a  few  months, 
he  retired  from  politics. 

Mr.  Depew  had  already  attracted  the  attention  of  Commodore 
Vanderbilt  and  his  son,  William  H.  Vanderbilt.  He  was  ap- 
pointed by  them,  in  1866,  attorney  for  the  New  York  and  Harlem 
Railroad  Company.  Three  years  later  he  became  attorney  for 
the  New  York  Central  and  Hudson  River  Raihoad,  and  afterward 
a  director  of  that  company.  His  influence  grew  with  the  growth 
of  the  Vanderbilt  system  of  railroads,  and  in  1875  he  became  gen- 
eral counsel  for  the  entire  system,  and  was  elected  a  director  in 
each  of  the  hues  comprised  in  it. 

Mr.  Depew  was  a  candidate  for  Lieutenant-Governor  on  the 
Liberal  Republican  ticket  in  1872,  and  shared  the  defeat  of  his 
ticket.  In  1874  he  was  chosen  Regent  of  the  State  University, 
and  one  of  the  commissioners  to  build  the  Capitol  at  Albany.  He 
narrowly  missed  election  as  United  States  Senator  in  1881,  and 
declined,  in  1885,  to  be  a  candidate  for  the  same  office. 

His  influence  in  raihoad  circles  had  been  constantly  increasing 
meanwhile,  and  in  1882,  when  William  H.  Vanderbilt  retired 
from  the  presidency  of  the  New  York  Central,  Mr.  Depew  was 
elected  second  vice-president,  succeeding  James  H.  Rutter  in  the 
presidency  three  years  later,  holding  that  place  until  1898,  when 
he  succeeded  Cornelius  Vanderbilt  as  chairman  of  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  entire  Vanderbilt  system  of  railroads. 

Mr.  Depew  was  a  candidate  for  the  Presidential  nomination  at 
the  National  Republican  Convention  of  1888,  and  received  the 


110  CHAUNCEY    MITCHELL    DEPEW 

solid  vote  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  on  one  ballot  ninety- 
nine  votes.  At  the  National  Republican  Convention  of  1892  Mr. 
Depew  was  selected  to  present  the  name  of  President  Harrison. 
In  January,  1899,  Mr.  Depew  was  elected  a  United  States  Senator 
fi'om  the  State  of  New  York.  His  appearance  at  Washington 
commanded  much  personal  interest,  and  he  soon  won  recognition 
as  a  Senatorial  orator. 

Mr.  Depew  is  still  Regent  of  the  University  of  the  State  of  New 
York,  an  active  member  of  the  St.  Nicholas  Society,  the  Holland 
Society,  the  Huguenot  Society,  and  the  New  York  Chamber  of 
Commerce ;  a  director  of  the  Wagner  Palace  Car  Company,  the 
Union  Trust  Company,  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company, 
the  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society,  St.  Luke's  Hospital,  the 
Niagara  Bridge  Company,  the  American  Safe  Deposit  Company, 
the  New  York  Mutual  Gas  Light  Company,  and  of  other  indus- 
trial companies  and  corporations  too  numerous  to  mention.  He 
was  for  seven  years  president  of  the  Union  League  Club,  and  on 
retiring  was  elected  an  honorary  life  member.  For  ten  years  in 
succession  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Yale  Alumni  Associa- 
tion, and  he  is  now  president  of  the  Republican  Club. 

Mr.  Depew  married  Elise  Hegeman  on  November  9, 1871,  and 
has  one  child,  a  son,  Chauncey  M.  Depew,  Jr.  Mrs.  Depew  died 
on  May  7,  1893. 

Mr.  Depew  has  long  been  known  as  foremost  among  the  hu- 
morous and  ready  pviblic  speakers  of  the  time,  and  there  are  none 
New-Yorkers  love  better  to  hear.  He  has  been  the  orator  on 
three  great  national  and  international  occasions  —  the  unveiling 
of  the  Statue  of  Liberty  in  New  York  harbor,  the  centennial 
celebration  of  the  inauguration  of  the  first  President  of  the  United 
States,  and  the  opening  of  the  World's  Fan-  at  Chicago.  He  was 
selected  by  the  Legislature  to  deliver  the  oration  at  the  centen- 
nial celebration  of  the  formation  of  the  Constitution  of  the  State 
of  New  York,  the  centennial  of  the  organization  of  the  Legis- 
lature of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  the  services  held  in  New 
York  in  memory  of  President  Garfield,  General  Sherman,  Gen- 
eral Husted,  and  Governor  Fenton.  He  also  dehvered  the  ora- 
tions at  the  unveiling  of  the  statues  of  Alexander  Hamilton  in 
Central  Park,  of  Columbus  in  Central  Park,  and  of  Major  Andre 
in  Sleepy  Hollow. 


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THEODORE  LOW  DE  VINNE 


rpHE  art  preservative  of  arts"  has  had  many  worthy  pro- 
X  fessors  and  practitioners,  fz-om  Gutenberg,  Caxton  and 
tfveT  "T;  to  the  present  day,  but  none  more  earnest  and  effec 
To  k  He  •:  r^  "'  l^'  -^^^-k-own  De  Yinne  Press  of  New 
W  \  ?  I  ^^^  ^""^^^""-^  ^'''^^  ^^^^  Huguenot-Dutch  and 
French-Insh  parentage,  and  has  served,  as  a  true  workman  shou  d 

His  fatiiei,  Darnel  De  \mne,  was  born  at  Londonderry,  Irdand 
of  French  and  Irisli  parentage,  but  was  brought  to  thS  cou2v 

ir?"^'r'  ^'''  ""  '""^  ^^^  -«^f^^l  <^--r  as  a  Metho^st 
preacher  and  an  antislavery  advocate.     His  mother  was  Joanna 

Theodore  Low  De  Vmne  was  born  at  Stamford,  Connecticut 
on  December  2.  1828.    He  was  educated  at  the  common  school 
m  the  various  towns  m  which  his  father  was  stationed  in  the 
Methodist  itmemncy,  and  finally  at  Amenia  Seminary,  Ameiia 
New  York,  which  he  left  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  to  begin  wTrk 
His  first  work  was  m  a  printing-office  at  PishkiU,  New  York 

ete  ^Cmt^l "^  ''''  ""T.?'  ^^^  "  ^-^-§-  (N-  York)  S 
zette.  In  1849  he  came  to  this  city  and  entered  the  employ  of 
Francis  Hart,  one  of  the  best  printers  of  that  day.     Eight  yeaJs 

In  1 88o7,^'  fi         f     '  ^^  ■^'^"''  *^'  P^^^^^^'-^l  ^^^<^  of  the  firm, 
in  188o  the  firm  changed  its  name  to  that  of  T.  L.  De  Vinne  &  Co 
and  IS  now  best  known  as  the  De  Vinne  Press  ' 

From  the  beginning  of  his  career  as  a  managing  printer  Mr 
De  Vinne  has  persistently  and  intelligently  striven  t!  fmpi-;v;fhe 
appearance  of  books  and  to  elevate  the  general  cha?  cter  of 
American  typography.     In  this  he  has  achieved  marked  success 


112  THEODORE    LOW    DE    VINNE 

For  years  his  publications  have  ranked  at  the  head  of  American 
press  work,  and  the  peer  of  any  in  the  world,  and  orders  have 
come  to  him  from  all  parts  of  this  and  other  countries  fi'om  those 
who  wish  their  books  to  be  printed  in  the  highest  style  of  art. 
His  influence  has  also  extended  outside  of  his  own  office,  and 
has  strongly  tended  to  impi'ove  the  general  art  of  printing  in 
America  and  throughout  the  world.  He  has  been  the  printer  of 
the  "  St.  Nicholas  Magazine  "  since  it  was  started  in  1873,  and  of 
the  "Century  Magazine"  since  1874.  The  "Century  Dictionary," 
one  of  the  largest  works  ever  undertaken  by  a  printing-office, 
was  brought  out  by  him.  In  1886  he  removed  his  establishment 
to  a  fine  building  in  Lafayette  Place,  specially  designed  by  him 
as  a  model  printing-office. 

Mr.  De  Vinne  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  National  Typo- 
thetfB,  of  which  he  was  the  first  president.  He  belongs  also  to 
the  Grolier,  Authors',  and  Centm-y  clubs,  and  the  Aldine  Asso- 
ciation. He  has  been  a  writer  as  well  as  a  printer  of  books,  and, 
in  addition  to  magazine  articles,  has  put  forth  "  The  Printei''s 
Price  List "  (1871), "  The  Invention  of  Printing  "  (1875), "  Historic 
Types "  (1886),  "  The  Practice  of  Typography :  Plain  Printing 
Types  "  (1900),  and  other  works. 

He  was  married,  in  1850,  to  Miss  Grace  Brockbank,  and  has 
one  son,  Theodore  Brockbank  De  Vinne,  who  is  associated  with 
him  in  the  management  of  the  De  Vinne  Press.  Mr.  De  Vinne 
has  taken  no  part  in  politics  other  than  that  of  an  intelligent 
private  citizen,  and  has  formed  no  important  business  connections 
outside  of  his  own  office.  He  has  been  content  to  devote  his  life 
to  the  one  great  work  of  bringing  the  illustration,  printing,  and 
pidjlishing  of  books  to  the  highest  possible  perfection,  and  in 
that  he  has  succeeded  beyond  the  achievements  of  most  of  his 
predecessors  in  this  or  any  land. 


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FREDERICK  WILLIAM  DEVOE,  the  well-knowu  manu- 
factiii'er  and  merchant,  comes  of  a  family  of  distinguished 
record  which  in  ancient  times  was  resident  in  the  district  of 
Veaux,  in  Normandy,  and  which  has  variously  been  known  as 
De  Veaux, 'De  Vaux,  De  Veau,  and  De  Vos.  Its  first  member  in 
this  countiy  was  Matheus  de  Vos,  a  Huguenot,  who  came  to 
New  Amsterdam,  now  New  York,  for  refuge  and  freedom.  Later 
came  Daniel  and  Nicholas  de  Vaux,  and  settled  in  Harlem,  on 
Manhattan  Island.  Finally  Frederick,  the  brother  of  these  lat- 
ter, a  native  of  Annis,  France,  escaped  massacre  by  flight  from 
home,  grew  to  manhood  at  Mannheim,  Grermany,  became  a  mer- 
chant, and  came  to  New  York.  He  too  settled  in  Harlem,  married 
Hester  Terneur,  owned  the  great  Cromwell  farm  near  what  is  now 
Central  Bridge,  and  was  a  man  of  much  note  in  the  community. 

He  had  a  son  named  Frederick,  who  also  had  a  son  of  that 
name,  who  had  a  son  named  John.  The  last-named  married  his 
cousin  Rebecca  de  Voe,  and  had  eleven  childi-en.  One  of  these, 
John,  served  in  the  War  of  1812,  married  Sophia,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Farrington  of  Yonkers,  and  had  ten  children,  of  whom 
the  youngest  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Frederick  William  Devoe  was  born  in  New  York  city  on  Jan- 
uary 26,  1828,  and  was  educated  in  private  schools.  In  1843  he 
became  a  clerk  in  the  store  of  his  brother  Isaac,  at  Spotswood, 
New  Jersey.  Three  years  later  he  returned  to  New  York  and 
entered  the  drug  and  paint  establishment  of  Jackson  and  Robins, 
in  which  his  brother  John  was  a  junior  partner.  In  1848  he 
became  clerk  for  Butler  and  Raynolds,  and  four  years  later  under- 
took business  on  his  own  account  as  a  member  of  the  new  firm 
of  Raynolds  and  Devoe. 


114  FREDERICK    WILLIAM    DEVOE 

The  firm  was  reorganized,  in  1864,  under  the  name  of  F.  W. 
Devoe  &  Co.,  a  name  which  became,  through  many  years,  one  of 
the  landmarks  of  the  oil  and  paint  trade  in  the  United  States 
and,  indeed,  in  the  world.  Apart  from  the  great  business  of  this 
firm  in  oils,  paints,  and  artists'  materials,  Mr.  Devoe  for  some 
years  did  a  large  business  in  the  refining  and  sale  of  petrolevmi, 
under  the  name  of  "  Devoe's  Brilliant  Oil."  This  entei-prise  was 
afterward  carried  on  under  the  name  of  the  Devoe  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  then,  in  1873,  was  sold  to  other  parties.  In  1890 
the  F.  W.  Devoe  Company  was  incorporated,  with  Mr.  Devoe  as 
president,  as  the  successor  of  the  firm  of  F.  W.  Devoe  &  Co.,  and 
in  1892  it  was  consolidated  with  the  important  house  of  C.  T. 
Raynolds  &  Co.,  under  the  present  name  of  the  F.  W.  Devoe  and 
C.  T.  Raynolds  Company.  The  corporation  still  occupies  the 
large  building  at  the  corner  of  Fulton  and  William  streets.  New 
York,  which  F.  W.  Devoe  &  Co.  made  the  center  of  the  American 
paint  trade. 

Mr.  Devoe  has  cared  httle  for  politics.  He  has,  however, 
served  the  public  in  various  offices.  In  1880,  Mayor  Cooper 
appointed  him  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education,  and  he  was 
reappointed  by  Mayors  Edson,  Hewitt,  and  Grant.  He  resigned 
in  1891.  While  in  the  board  he  exerted  a  most  beneficent 
influence  upon  educational  affairs,  and  did  much  for  the  establish- 
ment of  the  valuable  industrial  school  system.  Governor  Hill 
appointed  Mr.  Devoe  a  trustee  of  the  Middletown  Asylum  for 
the  Insane  in  1890.  Mr.  Devoe  is  also  a  trustee  of  the  New 
York  Homeopathic  Medical  College  and  Hospital.  He  became  a 
thrector  of  the  New  York  Juvenile  Asylum  in  1890,  vice-president 
in  1893,  and  is  now  its  president. 

Mr.  Devoe  was  married,  in  1853,  to  Sarah  M.,  daughter  of  Wal- 
ter Briggs,  who  has  borne  him  five  chikh'en.  Of  these  a  son  and 
two  daughters  died  in  childhood.  The  other  two,  daughters,  are 
living.  The  family  home  is  a  charming  place  on  Jerome  Avenue, 
in  the  boi-ough  of  the  Bronx. 

Mr.  Devoe  has  always  preferred  home  life  to  club  life.  He  is, 
however,  a  member  of  the  Holland  and  St.  Nicholas  societies, 
and  of  the  New  York  Microscopical  Society,  and  he  is  a  warden 
of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  of  Zion  and  St.  Timothy. 


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cut, on  January  4, 1846.  His  early  life  was  spent  on  his  father's 
farm,  and  he  was  educated  at  the  WiUiston  Academy,  East- 
hamptOn,  Massachusetts. 

At  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  went  West,  and  in  1864  be- 
gan his  business  life  as  a  clerk  in  J.  Bimn's  Bank  at  Springfield, 
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WATSON  BRADLEY  DICKERMAN 

VTTATSON  BRADLEY  DICKERMAN  has  every  claim  to 
TT  the  title  of  an  American  citizen,  his  ancestors  in  direct 
Ime  and  in  all  collateral  branches  having  settled  in  New  Eng- 
land prior  to  1660.  His  father,  Ezra  Dickerman,  was  a  hneal 
descendant  of  Abram  Dickerman  of  New  Haven,  who  was  a 
deputy  to  the  Connecticut  General  Assembly  from  1683  to  1696. 
His  son  Isaac  was  also  a  deputy  to  the  Assembly  for  a  long 
term  of  years— from  1718  to  1757.  Mr.  Dickerman's  mother  was 
Sarah  Jones,  a  daughter  of  Nicholas  Jones  of  Wallingford,  Con- 
necticut, and  was  descended  from  Wilham  Jones  of  New  Haven, 
Deputy  Governor  of  Connecticut  in  1660. 

Watson  B.  Dickerman  was  born  at  Mount  Carmel,  Connecti- 
cut, on  January  4, 1846.  His  early  hfe  was  spent  on  his  father's 
farm,  and  he  was  educated  at  the  Williston  Academy,  East- 
hampton,  Massachusetts. 

At  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  went  West,  and  m  1864  be- 
gan his  business  life  as  a  clerk  in  J.  Bunn's  Bank  at  Springfield, 
lUinois.  Beheving  that  the  metropohs  offered  the  largest 
chances  of  success,  even  while  accompanied  with  the  greatest 
hazards,  he  returned  to  New  York  in  1867,  and  engaged  in  the 
brokerage  business.  In  November,  1868,  he  was  admitted  to 
membership  in  the  Stock  Exchange.  In  June,  1870,  he  formed 
a  partnership  with  WiUiam  Gayer  Dominick,  under  the  name 
of  Dommick  &  Dickerman.  In  1899  he  became  associated  with 
the  firm  of  Moore  &  Schley. 

Wilham  Gayer  Dominick  died  suddenly,  on  August  31,  1895, 
at  the  age  of  fifty.  He  belonged  to  an  old  New  York  family,' 
and  was  a  man  of  distinction  in  the  business  and  social  world' 
He  served  seventeen  years  in  the  Seventh  Regiment,  including 


-^-^Q  WATSON     BRADLEY    DICKERMAN 

ten  years  as  a  first  lieutenant.  He  was  captain  of  the  Ninth 
Tomnanv  of  the  Veteran  Association,  and  a  governor  of  the 
SeTenh  Regiment  Veteran  Club.  In  1892  he,  with  his  brothers, 
nresTnted  to  the  Metropohtan  Museum  of  Art  the  &ae  pic  ure 
bv  Sd-ader,  "Queen  Ehzabeth  Signing  the  Death-Warrant  of 
Mary  Stuart,"  in  acknowledgment  of  which  a  life  membership 
of  the  museum  was  bestowed  upon  hnn. 

Mr  Dickermaii's  reputation  for  business  sagacity,  and  his  ^v  ell- 
known  integrity,  added  to  other  attractive  quahties  of  mind 
and  heart  iS  to  his  election,  in  1890,  as  president  of  the  New 
Ym-k  StoJk  Exchange,  and  his  admirable  admmistration  of  that 
S^ortant  office  assm^ed  him  an  easy  reelection  m  the  followmg 

'^He  has  taken  a  lifelong  interest  in  pohtics  as  -  -telhgent 
and  loyal  American  citizen,  and  has  been  consistently  affiliated 
^th  the  Repubhcan  party,  to  the  success  of  which  m  its  cam- 
"  ^s  L  has  often  materially  contributed.  He  has,  however 
TevTr  been  an  office-seeker,  and,  indeed,  has  never  accepted 
nommation  to  any  pubhc  office.  husiness 

He  is  connected  officially  with  a  number  of  large  business 
corporations  in  various  parts  of  the  country.  Among  these  may 
be  inentioned  the  Norfolk  and  Southern  Railroad  Conipan^^^^^ 
which  he  is  president,  and  the  Long  Island  Loan  and  Tnist 
Coinnanv,  of  which  he  is  a  trustee. 

Mr   Dickerman  belongs  to  several  of  the  best  clubs  of  the  me- 
tropolis ttTrharact^  reflecting  his  tastes  and  mchnations 
Tif.1  nfatters      Among  these  are  the  Century  Association, 

7^,!b  tl^e  stTon.hold  of  Repubhcanism ;  the  Metropohtan,  a 
p^eiytiorganization;  and  the  Westchester  Countiy  Club, 
w  th  its  fine  mingling  of  social  and  sportsmanlike  quaMies. 

He  was  married,  on  February  18,  1869,  to  Miss  Martha  Eliza- 
Jh\vSt"a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mai-y  Phe^PS  Sw.f  o^ 
New  York.  His  only  son  died  m  infancy  m  1^73^    Mi-  and  Mi^^ 

Dickerman  made  their  -f  ^^  ^  f/^l'^^rw^S  wt^e 
Tii-np  nf  that  vear  removed  to  MamaroneoK,  i>ew  ^       i 
tW  hive  a  beautiful  countey  place,  Hillanddale  Farm,  wluch 
has  been  their  home  ever  since. 


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EDWARD  NICOLL  DICKERSON 

rpHE   ancestors   of  Edward   N.  Dickerson   came  from   Eng- 
J-    land  in  1630,  and  settled  at  Soutliold,  in  the  eastern  part 
of  Long  Island.     They  afterward  removed  to  New  Jersey,  near 
Mornstown,  where  they  became  prominent  and  useful  citizens 
His  grandfather,  Philemon  Dickerson,  served  one  term  as  Gov- 
ernor of  New  Jersey,  and  was  a  United  States  district  judo-e 
Mahlon  Dickerson,  district  judge  of  New  Jersey  and  Secretary 
of  the  Navy  under  President  Jackson,  was  his  great-uncle     Mr 
Dickerson  is  a  son  of  Edward  Nicoll  Dickerson,  a  patent  lawyer' 
and  Mary  CaroHne  Nystrom,  and  was  born  at  Newport,  Rhode 
Island,  on  May  23,  1853. 

He  was  prepared  for  college  at  the  historic  St.  Paul's  School 
Concord,  New  Hampshire,  and  matriculated  at  Trinity  College,' 
from  which  latter  institution  he  was  graduated  with  honors  in 
1874,  the  valedictorian  of  a  large  class.  From  Trinity  he  passed 
to  the  Law  School  of  Columbia  College,  and  from  there  to  his 
father's  ofidce,  where  his  legal  studies  were  completed,  he  after- 
ward becoming  a  member  of  the  firm. 

Mr.  Dickerson  is  at  present  at  the  head  of  the  firm  of  Dicker- 
son  &  Brown.  He  is  coimsel  for  many  important  corporations 
among  which  are  the  Bell  Telephone  Company,  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph,  the  General  Electric,  the  Barber  Asphalt 
Paving  Company,  the  Farben  Fabriken,  and  others.  He  is 
officially  connected  with  several  other  large  corporations,  such 
as  the  Electro  Gas  Company,  the  Union  Carbide  Company,  the 
Pressed  Steel  Car  Company,  and  the  American  Car  and  Foundry 
Company.  "^ 

Mr.  Dickerson  is  a  member  of  the  Manhattan,  the  Lawyers' 
the  Tuxedo,  the  St.  Nicholas,  the  New  York  Yacht,  the  New 


118  EDWABD    NICOLL    DICKEESON 

^    1    T?v^„  fhP  Fencers'  and  tlie  Rockaway  Hunt  clubs,  the 

Psi  Upsilon  P>;f ;™'yj  g  iggg,  to  Miss  Charlotte  Surget 

oXarB™ot::/rlot.c>.  ^..  Y....     Xhei^  i^^fan* 

nrSlZ:i:  p"dTa  strOdn.  pers„.aHty  to  w.ic. 
^  .Zuv^e  measure,  the  successes  he  has  achieved.    He  is 

:  r^**  :x:i:;:Sciar;.^t7e.  ..o ....  t^ose  t.i„.s 

'  r/istrall-around  sportsma.,  and  can  manage  a  yacht  ride 
matliematics.     It  is,  mdeed,    ar  e  y  g^eeessful  in  the 

!:r:'oni;:::Sint.epa™.and^on^^^^^^^^^^^^ 


JAMES   B.  DILL 


PROBABLY  the  most  iropoi-tant  phase  of  the  economic  de- 
velopment of  the  United  States  during  the  last  few  years 
has  been  the  movement  for  the  consolidation  of  the  manufac- 
turing and  mercantile  firms  and  companies  into  large  corpora- 
tions, and  with  that  movement  no  one  has  been  more  promi- 
nently identified  than  James  B.  Dill  of  New  York,  whose  repu- 
tation as  an  authority  on  corporation  law  is  more  than  national. 
Mr.  Dill  is  still  in  early  middle  hfe,  having  been  born  on  July  24, 
1854,  at  Spencerport,  near  Rochester,  New  York.     He  is  of  New 
England  descent  on  both  sides,  his  father,  the  Rev.  James  H. 
Dill,  having  been  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  and  his  mother, 
Catharine   Brooks  Dill,  a  member  of  the  well-known  Brooks 
family  of   Connecticut.     In   1859   the  Rev.  Mr.  Dill  removed, 
with  his  family,  from  western  New  York  to  Chicago,  where  he 
was  installed  as  pastor  of  the  South  Congregational  Church. 
When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  went  to  the  front  as  chaplain 
of  the  famous  "  Ilhnois  Railroad  Regiment."    The  exposure  and 
privation  incident  to  active  campaigning  resulted  in  his  death, 
in  1862.     In  1868  the  boy  entered  the  preparatory  department 
of  Oberhn  College,  and  four  years  later  was  admitted  to  Yale, 
among  his  classmates  being  Arthur  T.  Hadley,  now  president 
of  the  university.     Upon  his  gi-aduation  from  college  in  1876, 
young  Dill  took  up  the  study  of  the  law,  reading  in  an  office  for 
one  year  to  such  good  purpose  that  at  the  end  of  that  period  he 
was  enabled  to  enter  the  New  York  University  Law  School  as  a 
member  of  the  senior  class.     He  was  gi-aduated  in  1878  from  the 
law  school,  being  salutatorian  of  his  class,  although  coincidently 
with  his  attendance  at  the  law  lectures  he  had  been  engaged  in 
teaching  at  Stevens  Institute. 


]^20  JAMES    B.    DILL 

The  first  case  of  importance  in  which  he  was  engaged  was 
connected  with  the  faihire  of  the  commercial  agency  of  McKillop 
&  Spra<^ue.  The  directors  of  this  corporation  had  neglected  to 
file  certain  statements  reqiured  by  law,  and  were  therefore  held 
to  be  persouaUy  liable  for  its  debts.  This  responsibility  they 
disputed  m  com-t,  but  were  beaten-or  all  but  one  of  them. 
That  one  had  retained  Mr.  DUl  as  counsel,  and  he  won  the  case 
on  a  novel  point  of  law.  That  was  the  beginning  of  Mr.  DiU's 
career  as  a  corporation  lawyer. 

The  opening  of  the  era  of  mdustrial  consolidation,  two  or 
three  years  ago,  found  the  corporation  laws  of  New  Jersey  at 
once  the  most  flexible  and  the  most  equitable  to  be  discovered 
on  the  statute-books  of  any  State,  and  the  projectors  of  the 
giant  industrial  combinations  of  to-day  tm^ned  to  New  Jersey  as 
the  State  in  which  to  incorporate  their  new  compames.  The 
beo-inning  of  this  period  also  found  one  lawyer  preeminently  well 
versed  in  the  intricacies  of  New  Jersey  corporation  law  and  cor- 
poration practice — Mr.  Dill. 

As  a  natural  result  Mr.  DiU  was  concerned  in  the  incorporation 
of  a  large  number  of  the  more  important  consohdations,  either 
c^rawing\p  the  charters  himself,  or,  as  consulting  counsel,  pass- 
in-  upon  the  work  of  other  attorneys.    Among  the  host  of  com- 
panies the  incorporation  of  which  he  has  effected,  and  of  which 
he  is  a  cUrector  as  well  as  counsel,  are  the  National  Steel  Com- 
pany, the  American  Tin  Plate  Company,  and,  latest  and  greatest, 
the  Carnegie  Company,  with  its  unwatered  stock  and  bond  issue 
of  three  huudi'ed  and  twenty  milhon  dollars.     The  mcorporation 
of  the  Carnegie  Company  represented  probably  the  most  pro- 
nounced success  of  Mr.  Dill's  professional  life,  for  it  became 
possible  only  as  the  result  of  the  adjustment  of  the  differences 
between  Andrew  Carnegie  and  Henry  C.  Frick,  the  suspension  of 
the  litigation  begun  by  the  latter,  and  the  asceriamment  ot  a 
basis  on  which  the  two  men  and  their  respective  associates  m 
the  old  Carnegie  Steel  Company  should  enter  the  new  Carnegie 
Company,  in  the  negotiations  on  all  of  which  matters  Mr.  Dili 
took  an  active  part,  receiving  for  his  services  a  fee  said  to  have 
been  the  largest  ever  paid  to  an  American  lawyer. 

Mr  Dill  was  chairman,  a  year  or  two  ago,  of  a  State  com- 
mission which  re^ased  the  laws  of  New  Jersey  relating  to  banks. 


JAMES    B.    DILL  121 

trust  companies,  and  safe-deposit  companies;  he  is  a  director  of 
tlie  North  American  Trust  Company  of  New  York,  and  of  the 
People's  Bank  of  Orange,  New  Jersey,  vice-president  of  the 
Savings  Investment  and  Trust  Company  of  East  Orange,  New 
Jersey,  and  chaiiinanof  the  executive  committee  of  the  Corpora- 
tion Trust  Company  of  New  Jersey.  He  is  also  a  director  in 
ncLore  than  thirty  additional  companies.  He  has  been  counsel  for 
the  Merchants'  Association  of  New  York  since  the  organization 
of  that  active  and  influential  body,  and  for  twenty  years  has 
been  counsel  to  the  Loan  Rehef  Association  of  the  Fm  Avenue 
Presbyterian  Church  of  New  York  city 

Despite  the  drafts  made  upon  his  time  and  his  strength  by  his 
corporation  pi^ctice  Ma..  Dill  contrives  to  find  opportunitv  for 

up^ tht  s"^°'  '^  ^^  *'^  -^^'^-'  ^^  '^^  '^^-^-^  -thLty 
The  Financial  Laws  of  New  Jersey  are  in  part  his  handiwork 
and  he  has  also  annotated  and  compiled  for  the  State  its  banking 
laws  and  general  corporation  laws.      Mr.  Dill  was  one  of  the 
framei^  of  the  Coiporation  Act,  prepared  for  New  York  upon  the 

uggestion  of  Governor  Roosevelt,  the  New  York  Busine  s 
Companies  Act  of  1900,  and  early  in  1900  was  called  upon  by 
the  government  of  Quebec  to  assist  in  framing  a  similar  act  for 
that  Canadian  province.  He  has  also  delivered  addresses  before 
economic  and  scientific  bodies  and  at  colleges  on  the  subiecH? 
he  so-called  "trusts,"  pointing  out  in  these  addresses  the  dis- 
tinctions between  the  honest  and  dishonest  "trusts,"  and  urgino- 
compulsory  publicity  as  to  methods  of  operation  as  the  mo^t 
efficacious  remedy  for  "trust  evils."  ^  tue  mobt 

Mr.  Dill  married  in  October,  1880,  Miss  Mary  W.  Hansell  of 
Philadelphia,  and  has  three  daughters.  Their  home  is  at  Easf 
Orange,  New  Jersey,  and  they  also  have  a  sumrr  e'ttf  ^ 

Maine.  Mr.  Dill  is  a  member  of  the  Lawyers'  Club  and  the 
Mei-chants'  Club  of  New  York,  president  of  the  Orange  Rtdin^ 
Club  of  Orange,  New  Jersey,  and  a  member  of  the  Essex  Countv 
Countiy  Club.  The  style  of  his  law  &rm  is  Dill,  Bomeislei  & 
Baldwin,  with  offices  at  No.  27  Pine  Street,   Ne^  York 


LOUIS   F.  DOYLE 


THE  lawyers  of  New  York  hold  au  important  position  among 
its  influential  men,  not  only  by  their  work  in  the  courts,  but 
quite  as  much  by  their  share  in  guiding  great  commercial  and 
financial  transactions.  Louis  F.  Doyle  has  a  recognized  i">lace 
among  the  successful  lawyei's  of  his  native  citj^,  and  among  its 
prominent  men. 

Bom  in  the  city  of  New  York,  on  June  7,  1861,  the  son  of 
James  Doyle  and  his  wife,  Lucinda  M.  Loss,  both  also  natives 
of  the  city,  and  the  former  long  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits 
there,  Louis  F.  Doyle,  before  he  came  of  age,  had  chosen  his 
career  and  entered  himself  as  a  student  in  the  Law  Department  of 
the  University  of  the  City  of  New  York.  Before  and  during  his 
course  at  the  law  school,  he  was  also  a  student  in  the  oifice  of 
Douglass  &  Minton,  a  firm  doing  a  large  commercial  business, 
and  counsel  for  R.  G.  Dun  &  Co.  of  the  well-known  mercantile 
agency.  In  this  office  Mr.  Doyle  not  only  had  wide  experience 
in  the  practice  of  law,  but  also  laid  the  foundation  of  that  j^rac- 
tical  acquaintance  with  business  which  is  so  necessary  to  the 
modern  lawyer.  In  1882  Mr.  Doyle  was  graduated  from  the 
university  with  the  degi'ee  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  After  contin- 
uing for  about  three  years  in  the  office  of  Douglass  &  Minton,  he 
opened  an  office  of  his  own,  at  317  Broadway,  and  began  practice 
independently.  In  1889  he  removed  to  the  New  York  Times 
Building,  where  he  now  has  one  of  the  best-equipped  offices  in 
the  city.  From  the  beginning  of  his  practice,  Mr.  Doyle  has 
given  his  attention  chiefly  to  the  law  of  banking  and  commerce. 
Since  1885  he  has  acted  as  an  attorney  for  the  National  Park 
Bank  of  New  York,  and  for  several  years  past  he  has  been  the 
general  attorney  and  counsel  of  that  bank.     Among  the  imjjor- 


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rpHE  lawyers  of  New  York  hold  an  important  position  among 
I  its  influential  men,  not  only  by  their  workm  the  courts,  but 
un^te  as  much  by  their  share  in  guiding-great  commercial  and 
financial  transactions.  Louis  F.  Doyle  has  a  recognized  place 
ammig  tl^e  successful  lawyers  of  his  native  city,  and  among  its 

"^'^mh!  The 'city  of  New  York,  ou  June  7,  1861,  the  son  of 
JafnrDoylf  and  his  wife,  Lucinda  M.  Loss,  both  also  natives 
ot  t"e  cTty%nd  the  former  long  engaged  in  mercantile  pursints 
tt  Ws  F.  Doyle,  before  he  came  of  age,  had  chosen  his 
!.a"ler  anrentered  himself  as  a  student  in  the  Law  Department  of 
th^  SnlvtSy  of  the  City  of  New  York.  Before  and  durmg  his 
Iturse  rSe  law  schooL  he  ^va.  also  a  student  m  the  office  of 
course  at  tne  i  commercial  business, 

Douglass  &.  f'^^^^.  ^  the  well-known  mercantile 

::^"t  ^s^f^e'm  Doyl^^ot  only  had  wide  ^nce 
ageW'     •^-  .   ;uhefounrknonof  thatprac- 

mthe  pm  ■  .^^.  ,^^  .     ^^^  necessary  to  the 

tical  acquiu:  .graduated  from  the 

modern  lawyei  ^^^^^     After  contin- 

university  with  u..:  -.  ..  Douglass  &  Minton,he 

^'^^"^'"^treoThir:wu  a..  ^.  .....dway,  and  began  practice 

S:nrtf;  tSsO  he  removed  to  tL  New  York  Times 
Mdini  M^iere  he  now  has  one  of  the  best-equipped  offices  m 
fh'  0  ?  From  the  beginning  of  his  practice,  Mr  Doyle  has 
ten  his  attention  chiefly  to  the  law  of  banking  -<i  ---;-- 
i^uce  1885  he  has  acted  as  an  attorney  tor  the  National  Paik 
Bank  of  New  York,  and  for  several  years  past  he  has  been  the 
g^nll  attoLy  ank  counsel  of  that  bank.    Among  the  impor- 


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LOUIS    F.    DOYLE  123 

tant  cases,  invoMng  new  and  doubtful  points  of  commercial  law 
m  which  he  has  been  engaged,  are   those  of  Harmon  rs    the 
National  Park  Bank,  reported  in  the  79th  Federal  Reporter  891 
and  in  172  United  States  Supreme  Com-t  Reports  644;  the  Clin- 
ton National  Bank  r..  the  National  Park  Bank,  reported  in  37 
Appellate  Dmsion  Reports  601;  Washington  Savings  Bank  .. 
Ferguson,  reported  m  43  Appellate  Division  Reports  74 ;  and  the 
litigation  over  the  affairs  of  the  Domestic  Sewing  Mach  ne  Com- 
pany, which  was  finaUy  chsposed  of  by  the  decision  of  the  New 
Jersey  Cour  of  Errors  and  Appeals,  reported  as  Blake  ...  Dome" 
tic  Manufacturing  Company  in  38  Atlantic  Reporter  241 

Mr  Doyle  has  always  taken  an  earnest  and  practical  interest 
m  pohtic.s  as  a  Democrat  and  a  member  of  the  local  poHtical 

no  pubhc  office.     He  is  a  member  of  the  Manhattan  and  Demo- 
cratic clubs,  of  the  American,  New  York  State  and  New  Yoik 

Ve'Me^^t^'^V'"'V^"^^^  ^^-^^^  «--l   orgamratfons 
of  the  Metropo  itan,  New  York  Athletic,  and  Suburban  Ridin.^ 

ments  at  Fifth  Avenue  and  Forty-third  Street,  his  only  near 
relative  being  a  sister,  the  wife  of  Colonel  John  M.  Carter  Jr 
of  the  Baltimore  "  News."  '^aiiei,  or., 


SILAS  BELDEN  DUTCHER 


THE  Dutcher  family  in  New  York  is  descended  from  Rnloff 
Dutcher  and  his  wife  Jannettie  Brussy,  who  came  to  this 
country  from  Holland  early  in  the  seventeenth  century.  Their 
son  Gabriel  married  Ehzabeth  Knickerbocker,  a  granddaughter 
of  Harnian  Janse  van  Wye  Knickerbocker  of  Dutchess  County, 
New  York.  They  were  the  gi-eat-grandparents  of  Silas  B. 
Dutcher.  Mr.  Dutcher's  parents  were  Parcefor  Carr  Dutcher 
and  Johanna  Low  Frinck.  The  latter  was  a  daughter  of  Stephen 
and  Ann  Low  Frinck.  She  was  descended  from  Cornelius  Janse 
Vanderveer,  who  came  from  Alkmaan,  Holland,  in  the  ship 
Otter,  in  1659,  and  settled  in  Flatbush,  Long  Island,  and  also 
from  Conrad  Ten  Eyck,  who  came  fi'om  Amsterdam  in  1650,  and 
was  the  owner  of  what  is  now  known  as  Coenties  Shp,  New  York 
city.  Her  grandfather,  Captain  Peter  Low,  was  an  officer  in 
the  Continental  Army. 

Silas  Belden  Dutcher  was  born  in  Springfield,  Otsego  County, 
New  York,  on  Jvdy  12,  1829.  He  attended  the  pubhc  schools  of 
his  native  town,  and  for  a  short  time  the  Cazenovia  Academy. 
From  sixteen  to  twenty-two  he  taught  school  during  the  winter 
months,  working  on  his  father's  farm  in  the  summers.  From 
1851  to  1855  he  was  employed  in  the  buikhng  and  operation  of 
the  railroad  running  between  Elmira  and  Niagara  Falls. 

In  1855  he  came  to  New  York  and  for  some  years  was  engaged 
in  a  mercantile  business.  In  1859  he  became  a  charter  trustee 
of  the  Union  Dime  Savings  Institution,  of  which  he  was  presi- 
dent from  1886  until  1891,  and  with  which  he  is  still  connected. 
He  is  president  of  the  Hamilton  Trust  Company  and  of  the 
Ramapo  Water  Company,  treasiu-er  of  the  Columbia  Mutual 
Building  and  Loan  Association,  a  director  of  the  Garfield  Safe 

134 


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ri^HE  Dutelier  family  in  New  York  is  desce.D- 
1  Dutcber  and  Ms  wife  Jannettie  Bi-ussy,  who  came  to  lh.« 
counti-v  from  Holland  early  in  the  seventeenth  century  Their 
son  Gabriel  mamed  Ehzabeth  Knickerbocker,  a  panddaughter 
of  iLuan  Janse  van  Wye  Knickerbocker  of  Dutchess  Connty, 
V.^>'  York  Th^^Y  —  ^'^'-  ^-■a^--Ai^dparents  of  Silas  B. 
isevv    Vork.      in  y  _^^  ^^^^  Dutcher 

Dutchei'.    ^'I^,  ^^!^^.^.,„^      ^,^^.^^^^^^.^  ...udaughterof  Stephen 
aivl  Johanna  Low  xiiiiiK.     mi  iciiui  .>c-"vl     g,  ,.       -r       , 

ad  \in  Low  Frinck.  She  was  descended  from  Cornelms  Janse 
Van^^eer  who  came  from  Alkmaan,  Holland,  in  the  ship 
ol^Zim,  and  settled  in  Flatbush,  Long  Island,  and  also 
from  Conrad  Ten  Eyck,  who  came  from  Amst.rf  m  m  6^^^^^ 
was  the  owner  of  what  is  now  known  asCoentiesShp,is^york 
city.     Her  grandfather,  Captain  Peter  Low,  was  an  o&cei  m 

'%^::^:\S:^  was  boi.  in  Springfield,  Otsego  Connty^ 
NpwYork  ^2,1829.     He  attended  tlu- pnbhc  schools  of 

jNewxuib-  V,  ,.i   !i- .<    ■%.^V'.-'.e.novia  Academy. 

his  native  .v  - ,     .       +u^_.;, 

z,  .   ,        .  lunng  the  wii 

From  sixteen;  .:...  summers.     Fr.  ■ 

months,  working  u.  -■  ^  operation  of 

1851  to  18oD  he  was  en-  ^^-^»  '^^      J 

the  railroad  running  between  Eimii-a  auu  Niagara  i^aiis. 

In  1855  he  came  to  New  York  and  for  some  years  was  eng. 
in  a  mercantile  business.     In  1859  he  ^^^'^V  fT^J'l^ 
of  the  Union  Dime  Savings  Institution,  of  which  he  was  p^    - 
dent  Lri886  until  1891,  and  with  which  he  is  still  connectecl 
He  is  president  of   the  Hamilton"  Trast  Company  and  of  ^the 
rLVo  Water   Company,  treasurer  of   tl^e  ^olumbia^^^^^^^ 
Building  and  Loan  Association,  a  director  of  the  Gaifield  Sale 


<Ln.  /^htyti^itZ:^ 


SILAS    BELDEN    BUTCHER  125 

Deposit,  the  Kings  County  Electric  Light  and  Power,  the  Nassau 
Jilectric  Kailway,  the  German- American  Real  Estate  Title  Guar 
anty,  and  the  Metropohtan  Life  Insurance  companies  The 
last-named  trusteeship  he  has  held  for  over  twenty  years 

Smce  his  early  manhood  Mr.  Butcher  has  been  a  prominent 
figure  m  the  pohtical  worid.  Originally  a  Whig,  he  has  been  a 
Kepubhcan  smce  the  organization  of  the  party,  has  given  his 
TmZT:  T^^^^7-ly  every  Presidential  campaign  until 
In  18^fi  .Q  r  '  ^  •^"''  '°  ^^^^^'^^  "^^i^^^l  conventions. 

CommL.  nfT'  ^v'^f'^.*  ^^  *^^  ^^"^^  ^^^^'«  Republican 
Committee  of  New  York  city,  and  in  the  folio  win-  year  was 
president  of  the  Wide-Awake  Organization  of  NewVork  He 
remove,  to  Brooklyn  in  1861,  and  for  four  years  was  p  e^idenl 
of  the  L.ngs  County  Republican  Committee.  He  was  cha  rman 
of  the  Repubhcan  Executive  Committee  in  1876,  and  was  for 
many  years  a  member  of  the  Republican  State  Committed 

He  has  held  a  number  of  important  State  and  United  States 
United  StT^  '''"  *^^^^  ''  ^^P^^^^^^'  ''  -*--!  --n- 
of  New  York,  superintendent  of  pubhc  works  for  the  State  of 

Mr  bI' t'  '"'  "'"'-"'^  "'  ^^^  "^'^^  ^«l^-d  State  HospTtal 
Mr  Biitcher  was  one  of  the  eariiest  and  most  ardent  advocates 
of  the  Idea  of  consolidating  the  different  boroughs  which  now 

tion  ot  the  plan.     In  recognition  of  his  services.  Governor  Morton 

f^^aZt^^ZVl!"'  '-'^'^'''''^ ''''-''  ^^-^  *^^  ^^ 

Mr.  Butcher  was  mamed,  on  February  19, 1859,  to  Rebecca  J 
A^waise  a  descendant  of  French  Huguenots  who  came  to 
Philadelphia  m  1740.  Tbey  have  six  childi-en.  Their  home  is 
m  Brooklyn,  where  Mr.  Butcher  is  a  member  of  several  welf 


AMOS  RICHARDS  ENO 

THE  name  of  Eno  is  often  met  with  in  early  American  his- 
tory, always  in  some  worthy  connection.  Its  first  owners 
in  this  country  settled  at  Simsbury,  Connecticut,  about  1635,  hav- 
ing come  from  England  and  spent  five  years  at  Dorchester, 
Massachusetts.  They  soon  came  into  prominence  thi-ough  their 
unsuccessful  efforts  to  resist  unjust  taxation.  They  became 
owners  of  much  land  at  and  around  Simsbmy,  and  some  of  it 
remains  in  the  possession  of  the  family  to  this  day.  The  late 
Amos  R.  Eno  had  his  summer  home  there,  on  land  that  had 
belonged  to  his  ancestors  for  more  than  two  hundred  and  fifty 
years.  Several  members  of  the  family  rendered  distinguished 
services  in  the  colonial  and  Revolutionary  wars.  One  of  them 
maiTied  a  daughter  of  Ethan  Allen. 

Amos  Richards  Eno  was  bom  at  Simsbuiy  on  November  1, 
1810.  He  was  educated  at  the  local  school,  and  at  an  early  age 
set  out  to  make  his  own  way  in  the  world.  He  was  for  a  time 
a  clerk  in  a  dry-goods  store  at  Hartford,  among  his  friends  and 
fellow-clerks  at  that  time  being  E.  D.  Morgan,  afterward  Gov- 
ernor of  New  York,  and  Junius  S.  Morgan,  the  banker.  In  the 
spring  of  1833  he  was  able  to  establish  himself  in  the  wholesale 
dry-goods  trade  in  New  York,  soon  after  taking  his  cousin,  John 
J.  Phelps,  into  partnership  with  him.  The  firm  of  Eno  & 
Phelps  was  thereafter  for  years  one  of  the  foremost  in  the  city, 
and  second  to  none  in  reputation  for  integrity.  The  firm  was 
dissolved  in  1850. 

Mr.  Eno  then  began  investments  in  real  estate  on  a  large  scale. 
In  185-1  he  boixght  land  at  Fifth  Avenue  and  Twenty-thu'd  Sti^eet 
and  built  the  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel.  This  was  regarded  at  the  time 
as  a  mad  undertaking,  and  the  hotel  was  dubbed  "  Eno's  Folly." 

126 


AJVIOS  RICHARDS  ENO 

THE  name  of  Euo  is  often  met  ^vith.  in  early  American  i 
tory,  always  in  some  worthy  connection.  Its  first  owe 
in  this  country  settled  at  Simsburj',  Connecticut,  about  1635,  ii 
ing  come  from  England  and  spent  five  years  at  DorchesT 
Massachusetts.  Tliey  soon  came  into  prominence  through  tlv 
uusuooessful  efforts  +0  r^^-K--^  ^--^^"-:  trxation.  They  beca;' 
ONAaiers  of  much  la  'uy,  and  some  of 

remains  in  the  possc  .m^  ,,■:  .j  .,  .cl,..:  ,w  this  day.  The  1 
Amos  R.  Eno  had  his  summer  home  there,  on  land  that  ■ 
belonged  to  his  '  undred  and  ii 

years.     Several  ed  distinguis; 

serxdces  in  the  colonial  and  Revolutionary  wars.  One  of  tl: 
miirried  a  daughter  of  Ethan  Allen. 

Amos  Richards  Eno  was  bom  lat  Simsbmy  on  Novembe: 
1810.     ""  educated  at  the  local  school,  and  at  an  early 

set  on  his  own  way  in  the  world.     He  was  for  a  t] 

a  clerk  in  Is  store  at  Hartfor  his  friends 

fellow-cloii  ;'n:'^>v:v  V   '!  ,  afterward  G 

emor  of  New  "■-.  ■    banker.     In 

spring  of  1833  h'-.  in  the  whole- 

dry-goods  trade  in  >  -  his  cousin.  .T 

J.  Phelps,  into  partuevsLup  wiiL  liuu.     iiie  firm  of 
Phelps  was  thereafter  for  years  one  of  the  foremost  in  ■ 
and  second  to  none  in  reputation  for  integiity.     The  firm 
dissolved  in  1850. 

Mr.  Eno  then  began  investments  in  real  estate  on  a  large  sl 
In  1854  he  bought  land  at  Fifth  Avenue  and  Twenty-thir  ' 
and  built  the  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel.     This  was  regarded  at 
as  a  mad  undertaking,  and  the  hotel  was  dubbed  "  Eno's  Fd 


/  ^  U<:^ 


m,:^    CAJ  UciP 


AMOS    RICHAKDS    ENO  227 

But  it  soon  became,  what  it  has  ever  since  been,  one  of  the  best 
paying  hotels  in  the  world.  Mr.  Eno  piu-chased  various  plots 
of  ground  on  Broadway,  Fifth  Avenue,  the  Boulevard,  and^e^e- 
where,  all  of  which  investments  proved  profitable.  He  lived  to 
see  much  of  his  property  increase  in  value  a  hundi-edfold 

Nor  did  real  estate  monopolize  his  attention.     He  made  in 
vestments   m  many  other  directions,  Math  unfaihng  success' 

abrtbff         1  ''^^''.^'^  institution  that  became  so  profit- 

able tham  a  few  years  it  repaid  all  its  original  capital  to  its 

a^.e  l^kwasinsolvr  Iw  h^^^tlS^  ^^r  h  :tS 

Simsbury,  had  died  in  1882,-and  h?s  health  now  beg^n    o  de 
cme.     He  devoted  himself  to  the  study  of  Latin,  Fi^nch  and 
I  ahan  mastermg  those  languages  and  /eading  theii  ^est  Hte" 
ture  at  an  age  when  most  men  who  survive  to  it  are  Won 

Tw  Yorfh^;j;^\"etr^  ''\  T^  ''  ^^^ ^^^^ 
T     T^     rr        \   ^"^  ^^^^  ^^  children  :  Amos  F.  Eno  John  C 
Eno,  Dr.  Henry  C.  Eno,  and  William  Phelps  Eno  o?  ihis  citv 
and  Mrs.  James  W.  Pinchot  and  Mrs.  Wood.      He  le±f  tot  a 
name  second  to  no  other  in  the  history  of  the  metitpolil^^ 


(g3^-5^ 


JOHN  H.  FLAGLER 


THE  name  of  Flagler  has  long  been  conspicuously  identified 
with  leading  financial,  industrial,  and  commercial  interests 
in  the  city  of  New  York  and  elsewhere,  and  is  borue  by  more  than 
one  man  who  has,  through  the  force  of  personal  ability  and  worth, 
made  his  way  from  the  comparatively  quiet  walks  of  life  to  the 
command  of  vast  enterprises.  Of  these  none  is  better  known 
or  has  achieved  more  positive  success  than  John  H.  Flagler,  the 
subject  of  the  present  sketch. 

Mr.  Flagler  is  a  native  of  the  Empire  State,  which  has  been 
the  scene  of  a  large  share  of  his  business  activities,  having  been 
bom  at  Cold  Spring,  on  the  Hudson  River,  about  the  middle  of 
the  century.  He  received  a  good  practical  education,  and  then, 
at  an  early  age,  devoted  himself  to  business  pursuits.  For  these, 
in  more  than  one  department  of  activity  and  enterprise,  he  has 
exhibited  an  exceptional  aptitude,  and  in  them  has  attained  an 
exceptional  measure  of  success. 

Reference  is  made  to  business  pursuits  in  the  plural  advisedly, 
for  Mr.  Flagler  has  mastered  the  art  of  keeping  a  number  of  irons 
in  the  fire  without  letting  any  of  them  get  burned.  He  has  long 
been,  and  is  to-day,  associated  with  a  large  number  of  enterprises 
of  different  kinds.  He  is  able  to  devote  a  due  amount  of  atten- 
tion to  each  and  all,  and  to  make  himself  felt  as  a  guiding  force 
in  each. 

i\.mong  the  most  important  of  Mr.  Flagler's  business  under- 
takings is  that  of  the  National  Tul)e  Works  Company.  He  was 
the  founder  and  organizer  of  that  great  corporation,  and  has  been 
identified  with  every  step  of  its  development.  In  that  capacity 
he  well  earned  the  title  of  a  "  captain  of  industry."  Another 
manufacturing  enterprise  with  which   he  is  identified,  deaUng 


c?^ 


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./^ 


<^il^^^i'' 


^^i^€S^^ 


''I^HE  n;im^  of  Flagler  has  long  been  conspicuously  ii; 
X    vr  i.g  financial,  industrial,  and  commercial  interests 

in  the  .:    ,    ^  -  ow  York  and  elsewhere,  and  is  borne  by  more  tlimi 
one  man  who  has,  through  the  force  of  personal  ability  and  wo; 
made  his  way  from  the  comparatively  quiet  walks  of  lif 
command  of  vast  enterprisAs.      Of  these  none  is  bettei 
or  has  aob:  John  H.  Fla, 

subject  of  ^: 

Mr.  Flagler  is  a  native  of  the  Empire  State,  wL  i 
the  scene  of  a  large  share  of  his  business  activities,  Lcm  luy  uhk^u 
bom  at  Cold  Spring,  on  the  Hudson  River,  about  the  middle  of 
the  century       ~       "eived  a  good  practical  education,  and  then, 
at  an  early  'Ced  himself  to  business  piir?uits.     For  those 

in  Qiore  than  one  department  of  acti^ 
exhibited  an  '."xceptional  aptitude,  anu  .^.  .^.,..w    ■...:  u, .......  . 

exceptional  measure  of  success. 

Reft  .         .      •  1  its  in  the  plural  advisod 

for  Mi .  k<^epit)<r  n  number  of  \v' 

in  the  fire 

been,andib  ..  ,.,.^ .  j;.-  :,■ , 

of  difEerent  kh'  'iue  amount  of  att 

tion  to  each  and  au,  aun  ;-*  .uukv  ;.  jir-rju  felt  as  a  guiding  forcy 
in  each. 

Among  the  most  important  of  Mr.  Flagler's  business  unu 
takings  is  that  of  the  National  Tube  Works  Company.     He  ^ 
the  founder  and  organizer  of  that  gi'eat  corporation,  and  has  b 
identiiied  with  every  step  of  its  development.    In  that  capaciij 
he  well  earned  the  title  of  a  "  captain  of  industry."     Another 
Uianufaeturing  enterpri-  ^  ■    deahng 


c^^f^gl^^^ 


JOHN    H.   FLAGLEK  129 

with  one  of  the  newest  products  of  American  ingenuity,  and 
having  ahnost  inestimable  promise  of  future  development/is  the 
Automobile  Company  of  America.  This  corporation,  of 'which 
Mr.  Flagler  is  president,  is  taking  a  foremost  part  in  perfecting 
horseless  vehicles  of  various  types,  and  in  supplying  the  rapidl? 
increasing  demand  for  them.  To  what  extent  the  world  is  enter- 
ing upon  a  -  horseless  age  "  remains  yet  to  be  seen.  Certain  it  is 
that  various  forms  of  mechanical  propulsion  and  traction  have 
ah-eady  taken  the  place  of  horse-power,  not  only  on  fixed  railroad 
tracks,  but  for  general  use  on  all  roads.  The  practicability  and 
success  of  some  of  these  seem  now  to  be  well  estabhshed,  and  in 
their  futiu-e  extension  Mr.  Flagler  and  the  corporation  of  which 
he  IS  the  president  and  guiding  spirit  will  doubtless  maintain  a 
leading  place. 

In  addition  to  these  manufacturing  enterprises,  Mr.  Flagler  is 
actively  interested  in  matters  of  pure  finance,  especially  as  a 
director  of  the  National  Bank  of  North  America,  one  of  the  best- 
known  institutions  of  the  kind  in  New  York.  His  interest  and 
participation  m  the  great  business  of  fii-e  and  life  insurance  are 
attested  by  his  being  a  du-ector  of  the  National  Standard  Insur- 
ance Company,  the  Assurance  Company  of  America,  and  the 
American  Umon  Life  Insurance  Company.  He  is  also  a  director 
of  the  Crocker- Wheeler  Company  and  of  the  National  Mercantile 
Agency  Company. 

Mr.  Flagler  has  not  put  himself  forward  in  poHtical  matters 
beyond  the  worthy  rank  of  a  private  citizen.  In  clubs  and  other 
social  orgamzations  he  is  well  known,  being  a  member  of  a  num- 
ber of  the  best  of  them  in  New  York  city  and  elsewhere.  Amono- 
those  to  which  he  belongs  are  the  Lotus,  the  Lawyers',  the 
Democi;atic,  the  American  Yacht,  the  New  York  Yacht,  and 
some  other  clubs  of  New  York  city,  the  Lake  Hopatcong  Club  of 

SrCoif  n  f^^4^^^!^r  ^1'^"^^  ''"'^  ^"^^^^  ^'''''^  t^^  Scars- 
dale  Golf  Club  of  Scarsdale,  New  York,  the  Metropolitan  Museum 

ot  Art  the  American  Museum  of  Natural  History,  and  the  New 

lork  (renealogical  and  Biographical  Society. 


CHARLES  RANLETT  FLINT 


IN  the  year  1642  Thomas  FHnt,  an  emigrant  from  Wales,  ar- 
rived in  Salem,  Massachusetts,  and  settled  in  that  part  of  the 
township  which  is  now  South  Danvers.  One  of  his  numerous 
descendants  was  Benjamin  Fhnt,  a  ship-owner  of  Thomaston, 
Maine,  who  in  1858  removed  to  New  York  city,  where  he  be- 
came a  successful  merchant.  His  son,  Charles  Ranlett  Fhnt, 
was  born  in  Thomaston,  Maine,  on  January  24, 1850.  He  was 
educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  towTi,  and  in  those  of 
Brooklyn,  the  family  residence  after  their  removal  to  New 
York,  and  was  graduated  from  the  Brooklyn  Polytechnic  In- 
stitute, president  of  his  class  and  one  of  its  brightest  members. 

Electing  a  business  career,  Mr.  Flint  became,  in  1872,  one  of 
the  founders  of  the  fli'm  of  W.  R.  Grace  &  Co.  In  1874 
he  made  the  first  of  his  many  visits  to  South  America,  and 
in  1876  he  organized  the  fii-m  of  Grace  Brothers  &  Co.  of 
Callao,  Peru.  Mr.  Fhnt  remained  on  the  west  coast  of  South 
America  nearly  a  year,  and  upon  his  return  to  New  York  was 
appointed  consul  for  the  republic  of  Chile.  In  1878  Mr.  Fhnt 
organized  the  Export  Lumber  Company,  Limited,  now  one  of 
the  most  successful  lumber  concerns  in  the  United  States,  with 
yards  in  Michigan,  Ottawa,  Montreal,  Portland,  Boston,  and  New 
York,  and  handUng  over  two  million  feet  of  lumber  per  year. 

In  1880  he  was  identified  with  electrical  development,  being 
elected  president  of  the  United  States  Electric  Lighting  Com- 
pany. He  visited  Brazil  in  1884  and  estabhshed  a  large  rubber 
business  on  the  river  Amazon.  Upon  his  retmni  he  was  ap- 
pointed consul  of  Nicaragua  at  New  York,  and  represented  that 
country  in  negotiations  which  resulted  in  concessions  being 
granted  to  Americans  to  build  a  canal.     He  has  also  been  in 


./7 


CHARLES  RANLET 


>s  t'--  -'■■ir  1642  Thomas  Flint,  an  emigrant  Li'jui  v*. 
n  \        *.  Salem,  Massaclinsetts,  and  settled  in  that  pai'i 
;jich  is  now  South  Danvers.     One  of  his  nxv 
was  BeDJnmin  Fli-^t,  a  ship-owner  of  ThoHi 
Marie.  WHO  in  1858  'ew  York  city,  where  he 

cam.-  ■.^  successful  v  ■■■■''■■   '"'harles  Ranlett  Fli 

wa:.  born  in  Thom^i  .  24,1850.     He  - 

d  in  the  schools  oi   nii  native  lovvn,  and  in  tli' 
oa,   the   fan>'iy  rA«!idenoe   after  their    removal  t 
> '.'ri,  and  was  m  the  Brooklyn  Polji^eclr 

tei;nite,  presideiii  ^nd  one  of  its  brightest  meiL;  ... 

Electing  a  business  career,  Mr.  Fhnt  became,  in  1872,  one 
the    foimders  of   the  firm  of  W.  R.   Grace  &  Co.      In  !-■ 
he  made  too  first  of  his  many  visits  to  South  America,  . 
in   1876  he  or;.'  thers  &  Co 


Calla^X  T'ra, 

Am  eric: 

appoinLr<.  '      •"  ■  -•    "'  - 

organized  » 

the  most  si.-. 

yards  in  Mir 

York,  and  handhng  over 

In  1880  he  was  identlL    . 
elected  president  of  the  Uni 
pany.     He  visited  Brazil  in  lii'6-x 


coast  of  So 
year,  and  upon  Ms  retimi  to  New  Yo- 

.       .>,..  ..  ..,a.K  .  ...   r>v  :  '..  1878  Mr. 

■  ed,  now 
c  uited  Statt. 
id,  Boston,  a 
lumber  per  } 
.^..1  developmen* 
-^  Electric  Lightir 
tnd  estabhshed  a  ^ 
Upon  his  return 


business   on  the   river  Amazon. 

pointed  consul  of  Nicaragua  at  New  York,  and  repr 

coiixitrv  in  negotiations  which    resulted   in    conces:  - 

granted  to  Americans  to  build  a  canal.     He  has  also  beer 


CHARLES    BANLETT    FLINT  131 

recent  years  consul-general  of  Costa  Rica  in  this  countiy  In 
1885  Mr.  Flint  retired  from  the  firm  of  W.  R.  Grace  &  Co 
and  entered  the  well-known  fii-m  of  Fhnt  &  Co.,  composed  of 
his  father,  Benjamin  Flint,  and  his  brother,  Wallace  Benjamin 
Flmt.  This  firm  succeeded  to  the  shipping  business  estabhshed 
by  Benjamm  Flint  in  1810,  and  the  lumber,  rubber,  and  general 
commission  business  created  by  Charles  R.  Fhnt.  Dm-ino-  the 
winter  of  1889-90  Mr.  Fhnt  was  appointed  a  delegate  of  the 
United  States  to  the  International  Conference  of  American 
Repubhcs,  which  was  held  in  the  city  of  Washington.  His  inti- 
mate knowledge  of  the  South  American  continent  enabled  him 
^'"'[^''^^^^'^Vortaut  services  as  a  member  of  that  conference 

Mr.  Flint's  financial  abihty  has  been  conspicuously  exhibited 
during  the  last  few  years  by  the  consummation  of  several  under- 
takings of  great  importance.  In  1891  he  united  the  manufactmx>rs 
of  rubber  boots  and  shoes  in  this  country  into  one  large  concern 
under  the  title  of  the  United  States  Rubber  Company^,  having  a 
capital  of  forty  million  dollars,  of  which  corporation  he  became  the 
t    asin^e.     In .  1892  he  brought  about  a  union  of  five  companies 

Hh.  mT^  "'TS'  tf'""^'  P"^^^^"-  ^^^  ^^«^'  ^^^^  the  title 
of  he  Mechanic.al  Rubber  Company,  with  a  capital  of  fifteen 
million  dollars,  of  which  concern  he  is  a  director  and  chairman 
ot  the  finance  committee. 

A  little  later  he  was  sent  by  the  United  States  government  on 
a  confidential  nns^slon  to  Brazil  to  negotiate  a  reciprocity  treaty. 
His  relations  with  the  Brazihan  repubhc  have  been  very  close 
and  when  the  reestablishment  of  the  empire  was  threatened  Mr' 
Fhnt  was  empowered  by  the  President,  General  Peixoto,  to 
purchase  vessels  and  munitions  of  war.  Through  his  efforts 
Ericsson^  Destroyer,  the  two  converted  yachts  which  became 
torpedo-boats,  and  the  steamships  made  into  the  armed  cruisers 

tZZ  't  ^'f T^'  ^"''  '^^^^'^  ^^^^  to  the  Brazihan 
repubhc.  Mr.  Flint's  generous  services  to  the  United  States 
government  m  affairs  relating  to  South  America  earned  him 
the  esteem  and  warm  personal  friendship  of  James  G  Blaine 
and  many  other  public  men.  In  1894-95  he  brought  about 
the  consolidation  of  the  export  department  of  his  firm  with  the 

i^hnt,  Eddy  &  Co.,  of  whose  board  of  dii-ectors  he  is  chamnan. 


132 


CHARLES  RANLETT  FLINT 


In  the  summer  of  1896,  upon  the  death  of  Woodruff  Sutton 
the  firr^  of  FHnt  &  Co.,  which  has  continued  m  the  general 
hiking  and  shipping  business,  estabhshed  the  Fhnt  &  Com- 
pany Pacific  cZ  Clipper  Line  between  New  York  and  San 
Francfsco  In  1899  Mr.  Fhnt  brought  about  the  consohdation 
of  the  chief  rubber  companies  of  the  United  States  under  the 
?me  of  the  Rubber  Goods  Manufactux-mg  Company,  havang  a 
canhal  of  fifty  milhon  dollars.  He  is  the  chairman  of  the 
rx^c^ive  committee  and  member  of  the  ^-d  of  dn-ectors^^ 

He  is  a  director  in  the  National  Bank  of  the  Repubhc,  the 
P,^dnce   Exchange   Bank,  the   Knickerbocker    Txnjst  ^nd  the 
State  Trust  companies.     He  is  also  treasurer  of  the  Hastmgs 
Pavement  Company,  the  Manaos  Electric  Lightmg  Company 
TnTtTe  Manaos  Railway  Company,  and  was  chairman  of  the 
^organization  committee  which  has  recently  J ^t^^stacure 
street  railroads   of   Syracuse  --^er  the  name  of  the  Sy^^^^^^^ 
Rapid  Transit  RaHway  Company.     He  is  one  of  the  council  ol 
New  York  University,  and  is  prominent  in  the  club  world,  being 
rmember  of  the  uLn,  the  Metropolitan,  the  Ridmga^^^^  the 
South   Side    Sportsmen's   clubs,  the  New  England  Society  and 
fhT»  Association,  and  of  the  New  York  S-wanhaka-C.- 
rinthian  and  Larchmont  yacht  clubs.     As  a  yachtsman  Mi.  Flint 
wel^known  as  the  sometime  owner  of  the  fast  yacht  ^mae  and 
i  a  member  of  the  syndicate  which  built  and  raced  theVrgM 
Se  iHu  equally  enthusiastic  spoxtsman  with  rod  and  gun  and 
has  sho"  big  game  in  the  mountains  and  wildernesses  of  both 
North  and  South  America.  _        ^.  i       i,+^^ 

He  was  married,  in  1883,  to  Miss  E.  ^^^e  Simmo-,  cUugh  er 
of  Joseph  F.  Simmons  of  Troy,  New  York.  Mrs.  Fhnt  is  a 
musician  and  a  composer  of  great  talent. 


>  was  one  of 
political 


•ome  fiv 


at  that  place,  od 

fatherless  at  the  age  of 

u  iio never,  to  acquire  as  good  an 

•^'uld  afford.     T'.  '  ^     '.-ame  a 

•d  in  various  .;.     Por 

'iieeat  Water-  ;.• 

iie  opened  a  .t, 

I  with  marked  success.      h\  the 

student  of  law,  history,  and  other 

^^^  hin^self  for  the  higher  duties  toward 

«  soon  aftej  his  marriage  in  1859. 
":;,;.;    M.  Woodruff  of  Watertown,  .New 

133 


f' 


ROSWELL   PETTIBONE   FLOWER 

-pX-GOVERNOR  FLOWER,  who  for  many  years  was  one  of 
J-J  the  most  foremost   figiu-es  in  the  financial  and  poHtical 
world  of  the  Empire  State,  and,  indeed,  in  that  of  the  whole 
Union,  was  remotely  of  Irish  and  French  ancestry.     The  first  of 
his  name  m  this  country  was  Lamrock  Flower,  who  came  from 
Ireland  m  1685  and  settled  in  Connecticut  at  Hartford.    He  had 
a  son  Lamrock,  whose  son  Elijah  moved  to  New  Hartford  Con- 
necticut, and  married  Abigail  Seymour.     Their  son  George  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  Oakhill,  Greene  County,  New  York  and 
he  married  Roxahne  Crowe  of  New  Hartford,  Connecticut,  whose 
ancestors  had  come  from  Alsace,  France.     Their  son  Nathan 
horn  in  1796,  married  Mary  Ann  Boyle,  dauijhter  of  Thomas 
Boyle,  the  bmlder  of  the  first  waterworks  in  New  York  city 
Nathan  and  Mary  Ann  Flower  lived  at  Theresa,  Jefferson  County 
New  York,  where  the  former  was  justice  of  the  peace  for  many 
years,  and  to  them  at  that  place,  on  August  7,  1835,  was  born 
the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

RosweU  Pettibone  Flower  was  left  fatherless  at  the  ao-e  of 
eight  years.  He  was  enabled,  however,  to  acquire  as  goo'tl  an 
education  as  the  local  schools  could  afford.  Then  he  became  a 
school-teacher  himself,  and  engaged  in  various  businesses  For 
a  time  he  was  a  clerk  in  the  post-office  at  Watertown,  New  York 
Having  amassed  a  small  capital,  he  opened  a  jewelry  store  at 
Watertown,  and  conducted  it  with  marked  success  In  the 
meantime  he  was  a  diligent  student  of  law,  history,  and  other 
branches  of  learning,  fitting  himself  for  the  higher  duties  toward 
which  his  ambition  tended. 

A  change  came  to  his  affairs  soon  after  his  mannage  in  1859 
His  bnde  was  Miss  Sarah  M.  Woodruff  of  Watertown,  New 


-1^34  BOSWELL  PETTIBONE  FLOWER 

York,  a  sister  of  the  wife  of  Henry  Keep,  a  leading  New  York 
.^anitllist  Through  this  connection  Mr.  Flower  became  mter- 
t'ed  in  finance,  fnd  on  the  death  of  Mr.  Keep,  in  1869,  he  be- 
came administrator  of  the  large  estate  left  by  him  Accordingly 
bP  moved  to  New  York  city  and  entered  upon  the  career  of  a 
bnker  and  broker.  His  first  firm  was  that  of  Benechct,  Flower 
&  Co  ,  the  next  R.  P.  Flower  &  Co.,  and  finally  Flower  &  Co. 

The  story  of  Mr.  Flower's  financial  career  would  be  a  stoiy  ot 
Wall  Street  for  all  the  years  in  which  he  was  in  New  York.  He 
was  one  of  the  most  influential  and  most  trusted  men  in  New 
York  finance,  his  activities  including  banking  and  brokerage,  and 

'""MTFlower  was  an  earnest  Democrat,  and  in  1881  came  con- 
spicuously before  the  public  as  a  successful  candidate  f^r  Con^ 
.?ess  from  a  New  York  city  district,  defeating  Wilham  Waldorf 
Astor  The  next  year  he  was  urged  to  become  the  Democratic 
candidate  for  Governor  of  New  York,  but  dechned  m  favor  of 
Orover  Cleveland,  with  results  of  gi-eat  moment  to  the  whole 
nation.  He  also  declined  renomination  for  Congress  and  nomi- 
nation for  the  Lieutenant-Governorship.  In  1888  he  was,  how- 
ever, reelected  to  Congress,  and  in  1891  he  was  elected  Governor 

of  New  York  State.  ,      -i       j        :i 

Mr  Flower  was  an  officer  in  many  important  railroad  and 
other  companies,  and  a  prominent  member  of  numerous  clubs  ot 
the  best  class.  He  was  a  man  of  wide  and  discnmmatmg 
charities,  setting  apart  one  tenth  of  his  income  for  such  purposes^ 
He  built  the  St.  Thomas  House  in  New  York,  a  center  of  work 
among  the  poor,  the  Flower  Hospital  in  New  York,  and  the 
Presbyterian  Church  at  Theresa,  New  York,  as  a  memorial  to  his 
parents.  With  his  brother,  Anson  R.  Flower,  he  built  Trmity 
Ecopal  Church  at  Waterto^vn,  New  York.  Of  his  three 
children  only  one  is  hving,  Mrs.  John  B.  Taylor  of  W^ertown 
Mr.  Flower  died  on  May  12, 1899,  and  was  succeeded  m  the  bulk 
of  his  business  by  his  brother,  Anson  R.  Flower. 


<  HA  GARDINER 

"■<    -^-"^   borti    in    1855,   and    is 

Scotch  ances- 

:    ■-■auaoijL.   ill  8cotiand  for 

dixy  large  landownen^s  and 

His  mother  v. 
',  whose  members  ' 
professional,  and  public  life  of 

uirteen  years  of  age  he  entered  the  academy  at  Fort 
■u,  New  York,  and  completed  the  a      ' 
n.     He  then  attended  the  Hungerfoi 
l.lai'i  .  Xew  York,  and  was  graduated  after  a  ■ 
iiiu,,     .0  Hungerford  Prize  for  liighest  gene. 
■h  entitled  him  to  a^*  four  years'  cour5< 
>n  1876  he  was  admitted  to  Hamilton  Cuueg,-,  ..r 
valedictorian  of  his  class  m  1880,  with  the  hiv 
'ip  of  all  graduates  but  one  up  to  that  date 

Mr.  (>«-d;TeT  studied  law  in  the  Hamilton 

md  received  the  degree  of 

postgraduate  com-se  in  con- 

:tutional  law  at  Syracuse  UniversitT, 

;i    xmirersity  conferred  on  him  the  d'e- 

10  New  York  and  entered  the  law 
Susseil,  where  he  remained  until  " 
when  he  entered,  the  office  of  Messrs. 
'■'"'■'  he  became  a  member  of  that  firm, 

/iion  with  it  ever  since. 
.irod  among  its  clients  the  elevated  rail- 


^ 


CHARLES  A.  GARDINER 


CHARLES  A.  GARDINER  was  born  in  1855,  and  is 
descended  from  a  long  line  of  distinguished  Scotch  ances- 
try. His  father's  family  has  been  prominent  in  Scotland  for 
many  generations,  and  includes  to-day  large  landowners  and 
members  of  the  Scottish  aristocracy.  His  mother  belongs  to 
one  of  the  oldest  famihes  in  Glasgow,  whose  members  have  long 
been  leaders  in  the  commercial,  professional,  and  public  Ufe  of 
that  city. 

When  thirteen  years  of  age  he  entered  the  academy  at  Fort 
Covington,  New  York,  and  completed  the  academic  course  at 
seventeen.  He  then  attended  the  Hungerford  Collegiate  Insti- 
tute at  Adams,  New  York,  and  was  gi-aduated  after  a  two  years' 
course,  winning  the  Hungerford  Prize  for  liighest  general  scholar- 
ship, which  entitled  him  to  a  four  years'  com-se  at  Hamilton 
CoUege.  In  1876  he  was  admitted  to  Hamilton  College,  and  was 
graduated  as  valedictorian  of  his  class  in  1880,  with  the  highest 
rank  in  scholarship  of  all  graduates  but  one  up  to  that  date. 

After  graduation  Mr.  Gardiner  studied  law  in  the  Hamilton 
CoUege  and  Columbia  law  schools,  and  received  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  He  then  took  a  two  years'  postgraduate  course  in  con- 
stitutional history  and  constitutional  law  at  Syracuse  University, 
and  upon  examination  the  imiversity  conferred  on  him  the  de- 
grees of  A.  M.  and  Ph.  D. 

In  June,  1884,  he  came  to  New  York  and  entered  the  law 
office  of  ex-Judge  Horace  RusseU,  where  he  remained  until 
December  of  that  year,  when  he  entered  the  office  of  Messrs. 
Davies  &  Rapallo.  In  1888  he  became  a  member  of  that  firm, 
and  has  retained  his  connection  with  it  ever  since. 

The  firm  in  1884  numbered  among  its  clients  the  elevated  rail- 


136  CHARLES    A.  GARDINER 

road  companies  of  the  city  of  New  York,  and  Mr.  Gardiner  at 
once  became  and  lias  ever  since  been  prominently  identified  with 
the  defense  in  the  celebrated  elevated-railroad  htigation. 

In  January,  1897,  the  officers  and  dii-ectors  of  these  companies 
decided  to  estabhsh  a  separate  law  department  in  connection  with 
the  general  offices  of  the  companies  in  the  Western  Union  Build- 
ing, Isfo.  195  Broadway,  New  York,  and  Mr.  Gardiner  was  placed 
at^'the  head  of  the  department  and  made  attorney  of  record  for 
the  entire  system,  comprising  the  Manhattan  Railway  Com- 
pany, the  New  York  Elevated  Raih-oad  Company,  the  Metro- 
pohtan  Elevated  Railway  Company,  and  the  Suburban  Rapid 
Transit  Company. 

It  is  no  disparagement  to  the  other  learned  and  able  coimsel 
who  have  devoted  then*  talents  to  the  interests  of  the  elevated 
railways  to  say  that  behind  many  of  their  most  briUiant  \ietories 
in  the  courts  has  been  the  work  of  the  attorney  who  planned 
and  shaped  the  methods  of  defense,  and  who,  by  the  manner  in 
which  he  prepared  the  material  for  thek  use,  has  done  much  to 
make  then-  victories  possible.  Mr.  Gardiner  occupies  to-day  a 
unique  and  enviable  position  among  the  coi-poration  lawyers  of 
New  York.  But  two  or  three  as  young  as  he  can  be  said  to  have 
attained  equal  standing  and  reputation,  or  to  have  secured  so 
excellent  results  for  the  corporations  and  iuchviduals  they 
represent. 

Mr.  Gardiner  has  maintained  his  interest  in  constitutional, 
historical,  and  social  problems,  has  contributed  to  the  "  North 
American  Review"  and  other  publications,  and  has  dehvered 
addresses  before  historical  and  other  societies  on  these  subjects. 
He  has  done  much  original  work  in  his  favorite  studies,  and  has 
coUected  with  care  a  private  hbrary  of  several  thousand  volumes 
on  constitutional  and  historical  subjects. 

He  was  married,  in  1890,  to  Miss  Ahce  May  Driggs,  and  their 
home  is  at  No.  697  Madison  Avenue,  New  York  city.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Metropohtan  and  Democratic  clubs,  the  Ardsley 
Country  Club,  the  Association  of  the  Bar,  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
Society,  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  Fraternity,  and  other  societies  and 
associations. 


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GATES 

imiy  in  tip.  .....>.... -.^T)hen 

NJomicli,Eir  .Bos- 

'^"■■'^reafter  , 
"places; 

i  grovi'th. 
,  '     :  ■  '  -"■  *''arlv 

octier  parts  of  t'r  .^^  ^ 

^ecord. 

Uie^e  two  families,  Cyni«  <'Ht(^<  fir-,'} 
New  L' 
■A  New  ]. 
icui,  on  -.•aTiiiaiy  2,  1- 
a.    The  family  was  in  UK.' ,< 
boy,  when  he  became  old  enough,  L; 
'rf orm  the  labors  illcide^t  to  farm  life.     ^ 
■ver,  to  acquire  a  first-class  education,  L 
rk  his  way  and  pay  his  own  expenses 
^   admirable  success.      He  first  attended  the 
1  hen  he  sought  preparation  for  college  at 
'^■'-"-  Institution,  at  Suffield,  Connecticut. 
■  to  Madison  (now  Colgate)  Univer- 
.     At  the  latter  institution  he  was 
'g-ical  Seminary,  and  upon  the  corn- 
was  received  into  the  ministry  of  the 
'lamed  in  that  profession  for  nine  year- 
successful.     On  May  1,  1869,  howevt-r, 
r^'-A_  retired  from  the  ministry,  on 

:. h^^  railroad  business.     His  first  engagement 

137 


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ISAAC  EDWIN  GATES 

rpHE  founder  of  the  Gates  family  in  this  country  was  Stephen 
X    Gates,  who  came  from  Norwich,  England,  and  settled  in  Bos 
ton,  Massachusetts,  in  1638.    Thereafter  members  of  the  fa^Mn 
successive  generations  filled  their  places  as  members  of  the  youn^ 
commonwealth,  contributing  to  its  material  and  moral  giwth! 

date  ^nrlo  n  "^  ""  f  •'  '''?''"'  '^  ^^"  ^-S^-^  -^  -  early 
date,  and  both  there  and  m  other  parts  of  the  Union  has  had  a 
conspicuous  and  honorable  record. 

In  the  last  generations  of  these  two  families,  Cyrus  Gates  and 
Patty  Hewitt  were  married  and  hved  in  New  L^don  Countv 

TZTTk:t:  Cr  'n  ^  ''r^'  ^^-  EnglandS: 
inere  at  f^ieston,  Connecticut,  on  January  2,  1833  their  son 
Isaac  Edwm  Gates,  was  born.  The  family  was  i^  mode  cLum ' 
stances  and  the  boy,  when  he  became  old  enou^,  1  1 1"  "  do' 
choices  and  perform  the  labors  incident  to  farm  hfe  It  was  his 
ambition  however,  to  acquire  a  fii-st-class  education,  though  to 
do  so  he  had   o  work  his  way  and  pay  his  own  expenses. 

This  he  did  with  admirable  success.      He  first  attended  the 
ocal  pubhc  schoo       Then  he  sought  preparation  for  college  a? 

Froin  Zlftir  b       ""^/r'^^f  ^^^    ''  ^^^^^1^^'  ConnecScut. 
J^iom  the  latter  he  proceeded  to  Madison  (now  Colgate)  Univer 

sity,  at  Hamilton,  New  York.     At  the  latter  inst'ht^^^^^^^^^ 

SioV  f  hTs  "  ""  7'^^^^-^^^^^  '"^^^^^^'^'  -^^  ^^P-  the  cZ 
tr^Zn  ^  T  '  """'  '"'^^^'^  i^t^  *^e  ministry  of  the 
Baptist  Church.  He  remamed  in  that  profession  for  nine  years 
his  pastora  e  being  quite  successful.  On  May  1,  1869,  however' 
he  resigned  his  pastorate  and  retired  from  the  ministry  on 
account  of  impaired  health.  "^'^^^y^  t>u 

He  then  went  into  the  railroad  business.     His  first  engagement 


-j^gg  ISAAC    EDWIN    GATES 

was  made  on  May  11,  1869,  with  the  Central  Pacific  Raikoad 
Company,  and  it  took  him  into  a  part  of  the  country  favorable 
to  the  restoration  of  his  health.  He  has  maintamed  his  connec- 
tion with  that  company,  and  with  its  successors,  down  to  the 
Bresent  time  He  has  also  been  connected  with  the  Chesapeake 
and  Ohio  Railroad,  the  Ehzabethtown,  Lexington  and  Big  Sandy 
Railroad,  and  the  Chesapeake,  Ohio  and  Southwestern  Raiboad, 
as  secretary  and  treasurer. 

m  Gates  is  now  president  of  the  Texas  and  New  Orleans 
Railroad;  acting  yice-president  and  assistant  ^^<^^f^'lf^^' 
Southern  Pacific  Company ;  treasurer  of  the  Newport  News  Ship- 
buUding  and  Dry  Dock  Company ;  treasurer  of  the  Old  Dommion 
Land  Company;  assistant  secretary  of  Morgan's  Lomsiana  and 
Texas  Raiboad  and  Steamship  Company  ;  and  assistant  treasurer 
of  the  Houston  and  Texas  Central  Raih-oad 

Mr.  Gates  has  never  held  nor  sought  pohtical  preferment  and 
has  confined  his  political  activities  to  the  performance  of  the 
duties  of  a  private  citizen. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Quill  Club  of  New  York  city,  the  New 
England  Society  of  Orange,  New  Jersey,  the  Washington  Society 
of  New  Jersey,  and  the  Madison  (now  Colgate)  University  Chap- 
ter of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Fraternity.  ^  ,.  _^  i 
*  He  L  ..amed,  in  1801,  to  Miss  EUen  M.  H-t'ngtoB  ^^^ 
has  borne  him  one  daughter,  Helen,  now  the  wife  of  Archer  M. 
Huntington. 


(iPMA^C.c/Yj 


ATHA>. 


'f'-'ne,"  is 
sking. 


is  of  English  aneestvy  and  of  New 

as  bom  at  Blandford,  Massachusetts,  in 

■eived  his  only  class-room  education  in  the 

^lools,  ranking  as  an  apt  and  attentive  rmpil. 

n,  when  many  of  his  coni2    ' 

he  was  constrained  to  h 

of  a  l3usiness  office,    j- 
'      ■■  v'ision  of  the  New  Yoi 
He  soon  perceived,  ho 
)ie  army,  according  to  ''■" 
w,"  and  that  his  rate  oj 
^"  (osimal;  wherefore  he  pre.sentiy  gave 


139 


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EDWARD  NATHAN  GIBBS 

rpHE  tide  that,  -taken  at  the  flood,  leads  on  to  fortune"  is 
JL    found  sometimes  by  chance,  sometimes  by  earnest  seeking. 
The  former  method  may  be  the  more  spectacular;  the  latter  is 
the  more  usual  and  by  far  the  more  certain  of  success     For 
every  one  who  gains  great  wealth  or  power  by  happy  chance, 
there  are  many  who  do  so  by  virtue  of  fixed  determination  and 
patient  efPort.     It  is  as  ti-ue  in  business  as  in  hterature  and  art 
that  genius  is  a  capacity  for  hard  work  and  for  taking  pains. 
Of  this  an  admu-able  exemphfication  is  found  in  the  career  of 
the  subject  of  this  sketch.     In  his  very  childhood  he  conceived 
the  ambition  to  become  a  banker  and  financier.     By  stress  of 
circumstances  he  was  at  times  forced  into  other  occupations; 
but  his  mmd  remained  fixed  upon  that  single  purpose,  and  his 
course  was  at  every  opportunity  shaped  toward  that  end,  untO 
m  a  more  than  ordinarily  successful  degree  the  ideal  of  his  youth 
was  reahzed  and  he  became  a  prosperous  banker  and  an  ac- 
knowledged power  in  the  financial  world. 

Edward  Nathan  Gibbs  is  of  English  ancestry  and  of  New 
England  birth.  He  was  born  at  Blandford,  Massachusetts,  in 
January,  1841,  and  received  his  only  class-room  education  in  the 
pubhc  and  high  schools,  ranking  as  an  apt  and  attentive  pupil 
At  the  age  of  sixteen,  when  many  of  his  comrades  were  thinking 
of  entering  college,  he  was  constrained  to  lay  aside  his  school 
books  for  the  account-books  of  a  lousiness  office.  Ernst  he  became 
a  clerk  on  the  Berkshire  division  of  the  New  York,  New  Haven 
and  Hartford  Railroad.  He  soon  perceived,  however,  that  in 
such  a  service-as  in  the  army,  according  to  "Benny  Havens"— 
promotions  's  very  slow,"  and  that  his  rate  of  progress  toward  a 
bank  presidency  was  infinitesimal;  wherefore  he  presently  gave 


140  EDWARD    NATHAN    GIBBS 

up  that  place  and  became  an  accountant  in  a  large  dry-goods 
store  at  Pittsfield,  where  he  remained  three  years,  and  then  found 
the  long-sought  opening.  He  became  discount  clerk  in  the 
Thames  National  Bank  at  Norwich,  Connecticut.  Thus,  before 
attaining  his  majority,  he  was  engaged  in  a  work  that  was  not 
only  congenial  to  him,  but  was  a  realization  of  the  life-plans  he 
had  made.  The  feehng  that  he  was  at  last  in  his  chosen  voca- 
tion added  energy  to  his  ability  and  integiity.  His  services  were 
appreciated  by  the  higher  officers  of  the  bank.  He  became  a 
marked  man,  marked  for  successive  promotions,  from  rank  to 
rank,  through  all  the  grades.  He  was  now  indeed  a  banker, 
whether  as  clerk,  teller,  cashier,  or  vice-president.  At  last,  in 
1890,  the  final  step  was  taken :  he  was  elected  president  of  the 
bank ;  and  the  ambition  of  the  boy  was  gratified  in  the  achieve- 
ment of  the  man.  His  twenty-six  years  of  service  in  various 
capacities  gave  him  the  best  possible  preparation  for  the  respon- 
sibihties  that  now  rested  upon  him.  The  bank  was  one  of  the 
oldest  in  the  State.  Under  his  presidency  it  became  one  of  the 
strongest  and  one  of  the  soimdest  and  best  managed  in  all 
the  land.  Its  capital  stock  was  one  million  dollars.  Before  he 
left  its  president's  chau-  it  amassed  a  surplus  and  undivided 
profits  of  about  eight  hundred  thousand  dollars.  He  resigned 
the  presidency  of  the  bank  in  1897,  but  by  no  means  retired  from 
active  biasiness  life.  On  the  contrary,  he  remained,  as  he  is  to- 
day, conspicuously  identified  with  even  more  important  financial 
undertakings. 

It  was  in  1889,  while  vice-president  of  the  bank  and  a  resident 
of  Norwich,  that  Mr.  Gibbs  became  officially  interested  in  life- 
insurance.  He  was  then  chosen  to  be  a  trustee  of  the  New  York 
Life  Insurance  Company.  In  it  he  soon  saw  wider  scope  for  the 
exercise  of  financial  talents  than  a  bank  could  afford,  and  he 
accordingly  turned  his  attention  to  it  more  and  more.  When  a 
crisis  came  in  the  affairs  of  the  company,  in  January,  1892,  he 
was  selected  as  one  of  the  committee  of  five  trustees  for  the  all- 
important  work  of  investigation  and  reorganization.  That  work 
was  so  well  done  that  the  company  was  soon  placed  on  a  more 
satisfactory  footing  than  ever  before.  How  great  and  important 
was  Mr.  Gibbs's  share  in  it  may  be  reckoned  from  the  fact  that 
when  the  reorganization  was  completed,  in  August,  1892,  he  was 


EDWARD    NATHAN    GIBBS  141 

elected  to  the  treasurership,  an  office  then  newly  created,  and 
offered  to  him  for  the  purpose  of  securing  to  the  company  the 
benefits  of  his  financial  abiUty,  and  of  enabhng  him  to  execute 
m  person  the  plans  he  had  devised  for  its  welfare.    In  that  office 
and  m  that  of  chairman  of  the  finance  committee,  which  he  also 
ho  ds,  he  controls  no  mere  milhon  dollars  capital,  as  in  the  bank 
but  funds  amountmg  to  fully  two  hundred  million  dollars     Nor 
are  his  energies  exhausted  by  the  onerous  duties  of  this 'place 
He  IS  president  of  the  Berkshire  Cotton  Manufacturing  Company 
of  Adams,  Massachusetts,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  organLrs 
m  1890,  and  a  director  of  half  a  dozen  or  more  raih-oads,  trust  com 
pames,  and  manufacturing  concerns.     To  all  of  these  he  dvot^s 
time  and  atten  ion,  and  in  them  all  makes  his  individualityfel 
as  a  potent  and  beneficent  force.  ^uuaiity  leit 

These  manifold  activities  have  not  prevented  Mr.  Gibbs  from 
cultivating  highly  the  intellectual,  domestic,  and  social  sL^  o" 
life^    He  was  married,  m  1867,  to  Miss  Sarah  Barker,  daughter 
fJt^"^\^-  ^''^'''  f<^™<^%  Attorney-General  of  New  York 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  Miss  Georgia  Barker  Gibbs      Hii 

as  treasurer  of  the  New  York  Life  Insurance  Companv  reauired 
him  to  reside  m  New  York.  He  still  retains  his  N^S Tomf 
however,  and  spends  a  portion  of  his  time  there.  Botr^s  homes 
are  centers  of  social  joys,  and  are  noteworthy  for  their  col  ectls 
of  works  of  art,  of  which  he  has  long  been  a  liberal  but  d  scrim 
mating  purchaser.  Mr.  Gibbs  is  a  member  of  several  of  the  be^t 
tt"plT  T-  "°'"'i"^  ''^  ™^^^^^*^'  *^^  Metropolitan,  a  Id 
t^o^T'  Tf ''  'T  r"^-«^iP  -  the  first-named 
oy  receipt  of  the  weU-deserved  honorary  degree  of  M  A  fron. 
Amherst  CoUege  in  1892.  ^^ 


THEODORE  OILMAN 

rTHE  name  of  Theodore  Oilman's  father,  Winthrop  Sargent 
i  Oihnan,  unerringly  indicates  his  New  England  on^^  Jhe 
f.milv  came  from  England  and  settled  at  Exeter,  New  Hamp- 
fh"e  in  S  There  tt  was  seated  nntil  after  the  Revolutionary 
War  Joseph  Oihnan  was  chairman  of  the  New  Hampshire 
^or^mittee  of  Safety,  in  the  Revolution,  and  was  -  earn^   -d 

or  rhte  x^  ^^  zJ^T^^^^ 

"^^^fl^^^^ZZJ  ^n.,e  hy  P-ident  W— - 
His  son  Benjamin  Ives  Oihnan,  was  a  merchant  at  Max letta 
oSo  and  was  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  --mef  -h^trwa/d 
Ohio  not  only  a  State  in  the  Umon,  but  a  free  State.  Aiterward 
he  returned  to  the  East,  and  was  a  prosperous  meiH^hant  m 
PMShfa  and  New  York.  His  son  Winthrop  Sargent  Oi  man 
was  a  conspicuous  figure  in  the  early  history  of  the  S  ate  ot 
lUinois.  He  was  a  contemporary  and  acquaintance  ot  Lmcota 
Trumbull,  and  other  eminent  men  of  Hhnois.  It  was  m  h 
l™ro^;  at  Alton  that  the  martyrdom  of  Lovejoy  took  place  at 

Zhands  of  the  mob,  after  he  had  ^--^ -^^-^^tS^^^^^^ 
the  protection  of  Lovejoy  and  his  printmg-oface  and  the  right  of 

^frttdte  :at%rNL  York,  and  was  p^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
business  and  rehgious  life.     His  wife  was  formerly  Miss  Abia 

'^f^lrpTrentage  Theodore  OUman  ^^^^^^^^^^J^^^^ 
Hhnois,  on  January  2,  1841.  He  was  educated  at  Wilha^^^^^^^^ 
le-e  and  was  graduated  there  m  the  class  of  1862,  ot  wmcn 
^fan^n  Cartel  now  president  of  the  college,  the  "^^  ^• 
French,  Professor  E.  H.  Oriffin  of  Johns  Hopkms  University, 


."^^O'f^    c 


THEODORE  GILMAN 

ri^HE  raB.e.  of  Theodore  Gilman's  father,  Winthrop  Sargen 
1    Gilman,  unerringly  indicates  his  New  England  ^^^ 
familY  oame  from  England  and  settled  at  Exetei^  New  Ham, 
^?.;^8.    There  tt  was  ..«W  -til  after  the^^^^_ 

War.    .Joseph  G«ma.  tas  an  eai-ne^!  an- 

Coimmttee  of  batety,  I  ■  +^  m-. 

active  pa^ot     At  the  end  of  the  war  he  ^^ 
Ohk>,  with  the  pioneer  coV^^    '• "    -        -  Slfw^h 
and  was  appointed  temt.  wit  Ma 

Hi-  son  Beniainin  Ives  CrlLoian,  was  a  merchant  at  ivia, ..  ■  _^. 
Smo  and  was'  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  -vemen  wh^h  We 
Ohio  not  only  a  State  in  the  Union,  but  a  fi'ee  State.  Aft. 
he  returuod  to  the  East,  and  was  a  prosperous  merch 
^i^:^;!  Ld  New  Yoi.  His  son,  Winthrop  ^^^^ 
was  a  conspi^cuous  figure  in  the  early  history  of  the  Stale  df 
SS.ois.     TI^  Va.  a  contemporary  a.d  acoua.ntance  o^J^^ 

^«'^®^^-  "  ntly  fought  tor 

t^^^^^'  ._andtheri.vu.f 

the  pro! 

*'l£ward  he  came  to  l^«w  York,  and  ^^W^^'^}'  -;^ 
butnes.  and  religious  Me.    His  wife  was  formerly  Mi...  .^bx. 

'tf  ir^tage  Theodore  Gihnan  was  bo.^  at  AiU. 
aiLs,  on  Luary\  1841.    He  was  educated  at  Wjlha.^C^^^ 

..-.,  and  svas   graduated  there  m  the  dass  of  18b 

,  .-aiiklin  Carter,  now  president  of  the  college,  the  . 

^ov'h   Professor  E.  H.  Grif&n  of  Johns  Hopkm. 


u 


/^/^/^ 


THEODORE    OILMAN  143 

Professor  G.L.  Eaymond  of  Princeton,  Colonel  Archibald 
Hopkins  J  Edward  Simmons,  the  New  York  banker,  the  late 
Cxeneral  S.  C.  Armstrong,  and  other  prominent  men  were  also 
members. 

On  leaving  college  Mr.  Gihnan  entered  the  banking-house  of 

sini  R  T  ^'n*^'  "^•^.^"^  ""^'^^"^^  ^  ^^^*  occupation  ever 
fn^ll  l^'  lield  no  pohtical  office,  but  has  interested  himself 
m  public  affairs  He  has  written  numerous  articles  for  current 
penodicals  on  philosophical  and  financial  topics,  and  has  Tad 
papers  before  various  societies.  He  framed  a  bill  for  the  incor 
poration  of  clearing-houses,  which  was  introduced  in  the  Hoi'e 
of  Representatives  on  January  7,  1896,  and  he  appeared  before 
f'L  fi?th"r7''  ^™^^  ^^"^"^^^^  ''  *^^  Fff^-fourth  and 

"^-^^SS^ZJi  ^ "  ^^ '-' "'-  -^^^^^-^  ^ 

Mr.  GJman    belonged  to   the  college    fraternity  of    Kappa 

dut  'thfs":  ZT'f  '^'  ^^^^  ^^^---  -^  various  othe 
Clubs,  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  in  which  he  i. 

S tabb'  th^r^'^'t''  '""'^'^  ^^^^^^^^  ^-i^^^'  and  the  New 
1880  ^ommMee,  of  which  he  has  been  treasurer  sinci 

PaxsT'  "^Tt^'  T  ^^*^^«r  22, 1863,  to  Miss  Ehzabeth  Drinker 
Paxson,   and   has   five   children,  as  follows:    Frances   pixson 
Gilman,  Theodore   Gihnan,  Jr.,  Helen  lyes   0x1^%?^ 
Gihnan,   and  Ehzabeth  B  thune   GUman  '  ^'^^^"' 


FRANK  J.  GOULD 

C(T    EDMONDSBUEY,  England,  was  the  old-country  home 
S  of  the  Gould  family.     Before  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth 
^:-.tnrv  however  one  of  its  members  deserted  the  old  home  for 
Tn  w  one  rtS  new  land.     It  was  about  1645  that^f^- 
GouW  the  first  of  the  name  in  America,  came  over  and  sett  ed 
S  Fairfield,  Connecticut.     There  he  soon  became  a  leading  citi- 
z  n   a"ong  with  John  Wmthrop,  Samuel  WyUys,  John  Mason 
John  Tafcott,  and  others,  and  was  with  them  m  si|mng  th 
.+Him.  +o  the  kino-  for  a  charter  for  the  colony.     When  tiie 
Sar    r  was"^^   Nathan  Gould's  name  appeared  in  it  as 
one  of  tlo  e'to  whom  it  was  granted.     He  became  a  major  m 
1  colonial  troops,  and  was  for  many  years  -  -sis  ant  tojhe 
Governor,  or  member  of  the  Legislative  Council.     He  was  lated 
fs  th    riS^est  man  in  the  community,  and  ^^^-^^^^l^^l^Z 
recorded  in  the  town  archives  as  '^  the  worshipful  Major  Nathan 

"" '»  Gould's  son,  Nathan,  became  Depivty  ^oj^^ 
chief  iustice  of  the  Supreme  Court  ot  the  colony  of  tonnecti 
cut       nt    grandson,   Abraham   Gould,  was   a   colonel  m  the 
^evoluUonafy  Axmy    and  was  kiUed  m   battle   at  Ridgeheld 
"c^cXL  1777^'    His  two  brothers  were  ^^^^^^^V^'^ 
army.     Abraham  Gould  had  a  son,  also  ^^''''\^^^\^^;'^^^ 
became  a  captain  in  the  army,  and  a  grandson  of  the  latt  i  wa 
Jav  Gould,  one  of  the  greatest  American  financiers  of  his  oi 
a^^  g:ner;tion.     Jay  Gould,  who  was  born  at  ^o.Un-j^e. 
York  in  1836,  was  at  fii^st  a  surveyor  and  map-maker,  then  a 
Inner  and  f;under  of  the  town  of  Gouldsboro   Pen-ylv^- 
Then  ie  came  to  New  York,  became  a  leading  ^^^^^^  ^  ^^  ™ 
Street,  and  finally  became  one  of  the  gi-eatest  raiboad  and  tele 

144 


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A. 


^ 


■^^j5^4  ■' 


FRANK  J.  GOULD 


«^'r.  ED:^.IONDSBURy,  England,  was  the  old-country  b- 
O  of  t  ue  (:rould  family.  Before  the  middle  of  the  seventec 
century,  however,  one  of  its  members  deserted  the  old  home 
a  new  one  in  the  new  land.     It  was  about  1645  that  Nat 


jame  over  and  set' 
ecame  a  leading  < 
Vyllys,  John  Ma- 
:.iiem  in  signing 


Gonbi,  the  first  of  the  name  '"    '  "    ■ 

at  Fairfield,  Conuo!"-rti<rut,     1 

zeii,  along  with  .lolin  VV'LutijiH.^iJ'. 

John  Talcott,  and   others,  and  \' 

petition  to  the  king  for  a  charter  x.ov  the  colony.    When 

charter  was  granted,  Nathan  Gould's  name  appeared  in  it 

one  of  those  to  whom  it  was  granted.     He  became  a  majo) 

the  colonial  troops,  and  was  for  many  years  an  assistant  to 

Governor,  or  member  of  the  Legislative  Council.     He  was  n; 

as  tiie  richest  man  in  the  community,  and  when  he  died  he 


in  the  town  archives  ?>■  "  ^l"^ 


-hipful  Major  Nat^ 


rathau,  Dec 


rec:-r  • 
Gouis; 
Nat 
chief  j:  *•' 

cut.      Hib 
Be  volution  u..., 

Connecticut,  in  1777.  Ilis  t\ 
anny.  Abraham  Gould  had 
became  a  captain  in  tlio  army,  and  a  grandson  of  the  lal 
Jay  Gould,  one  of  the  greatest  American  financiers  of 
any  generation.  Jay  Gould,  who  was  boT-n  at  Roxbui 
York,  in  1836,  was  at  first  a  surveyor  and  map-maker, 
tanner,  and  founder  of  the  town  of  Gouldsboro,  Penne 
l^beu  he  cauie  to  New  York,  became  a  leading  broker 
Street,  and  finally  became  one  of  the  greatest  railroad  jj. 


■ '  Governor 

•'  iny  of  Conu' 

-r  a  colonel  in 
battle   at  Eidget' 
s  were  also  in  the  pa: 
u.  hiso  named  Abrahar  j 


FRANK    J.    GOULD  145 

graph  proprietors  in  the  world.  His  identification  with  the 
Erie,  Union  Pacific,  Texas  and  Pacific,  Missoim  Pacific,  Wahash, 
and  Manhattan  Elevated  railroads,  and  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph  Company,  is  a  part  of  the  business  history  of  America. 
He  died  in  1892,  one  of  the  richest  and  most  influential  men  in 
the  world.  His  wife,  who  died  not  long  before  hun,  had  been 
Miss  Helen  Day  Miller,  daughter  of  Daniel  S.  Miller,  a  leading 
merchant  of  New  York,  and  a  descendant  of  an  old  English 
family  which  settled  at  Easthampton,  Long  Island,  in  early 
colonial  days.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jay  Gould  left  two  daughters, 
Helen  Miller  Gould,  and  Anna  Gould,  now  the  Countess  de 
Castellane  of  France,  and  four  sons,  George,  Edwin,  Howard, 
and  Frank,  all  four  of  whom  are  now  interested  in  carrying  on 
and  even  extending  the  gigantic  business  enterprises  which 
their  father  left  to  them. 

Frank  Jay  Gould  is  the  youngest  child  of  the  late  Jay  Gould. 
He  was  bom  in  this  city  on  December  4,  1877,  and  received  the 
sound  home  training  characteristic  of  the  family.  He  was  edu- 
cated first  by  tutors  at  home,  then  at  the  E.  D.  Lyons  Clas- 
sical School,  and  then  at  the  Berkeley  School  in  this  city. 
Finally  he  took  a  special  course  at  New  York  University,  paying 
attention  chiefiy  to  engineering  and  the  sciences,  in  which  he 
ranked  as  an  admirable  student.  He  was  while  in  the  univer- 
sity a  member  of  the  Psi  Upsilou  Fraternity,  and  took  an  active 
part  in  all  its  affairs.  He  was  the  chairman  of  its  building  com- 
mittee, which  secured  for  it  the  fine  new  chapter-house  at 
University  Heights,  for  the  construction  of  which  Mr.  Gould 
personally  turned  the  first  sod  in  the  fall  of  1898.  On  leaving 
the  university  he  gave  to  its  engineering  department  several 
thousand  dollars'  worth  of  instiniments,  and  a  collection  of  valu- 
able mineral  specimens.  He  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  the 
welfare  of  the  university,  and  is  now  a  member  of  its  council. 

In  his  boyhood  Mr.  Gould  was  taken  on  extended  travels  in 
Europe.  He  has  also  made  many  trips  through  the  United 
States,  on  both  pleasure  and  business.  He  thus  spent  most  of 
his  vacations  during  school  years.  Before  he  was  fifteen  years 
old,  too,  his  father  introduced  him  into  many  of  the  meetings  of 
his  railroad  boards,  and  made  him  a  member  of  one  of  the  com- 
mittees of  the  Manhattan  Elevated  Raih'oad  Company.     In  this 


146  FRANK    J.    GOULD 

way  he  was  early  fiUed  with  practical  knowledge  of  the  world, 
and  fitted  for  entrance  upon  a  serious  business  career. 

Such  a  career  began  in  December,  1898.  At  that  time  he 
attained  his  legal  majority,  and  entered  upon  the  possession  of 
that  part  of  his  father's  great  legacy,  amounting  to  many  mil- 
lions, which  had  thus  far  been  held  in  trust  for  him ;  or,  more 
strictly,  he  entered  upon  the  enjoyment  of  the  income  from  it, 
the  principal  of  the  whole  estate  being  held  intact  by  trustees. 
On  December  29,  1898,  he  entered  the  financial  world  of  Wall 
Street  by  purchasing  a  seat  in  the  Stock  Exchange,  for  which, 
besides  his  initiation  fee  of  one  thousand  dollars,  he  paid  the  sum 
of  thirty  thousand  dollars,  one  of  the  highest  prices  ever  paid 
for  a  seat  in  the  Exchange.  About  the  same  time  he  became  a 
director  of  the  St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain  and  Southern  Railroad, 
one  of  the  great  system  of  the  so-called  Gould  railroads.  He 
has  since  devoted  himself  to  his  business  with  much  of  the 
application  and  ability  that  distinguished  his  famous  father. 

Mr.  Gould  has  already  manifested  a  marked  degree  of  that 
benevolent  spirit  which  has  been  shown  by  other  members  of 
the  family.  While  he  was  in  the  university  he  gave  a  fine  new 
school-house,  with  tower,  clock,  and  bell,  to  his  father's  native 
village  of  Roxbury.  His  gifts  to  the  university  have  already 
been  mentioned.  He  heartily  seconded  his  sister.  Miss  Helen 
Gould,  in  her  patriotic  work  during  the  Spanish  War  of  1898 
and  afterwai'd.  He  is  fond  of  out-of-door  sports,  and  is  an 
enthusiastic  dog-fancier,  having  in  his  kennels  some  of  the  finest 
St.  Bernard  and  other  dogs  in  the  world. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Psi  Upsilon  Club,  the  Ardsley  Clul:>, 
the  Knollwood  Country  Club,  the  Ocean  County  Hunt  and 
Country  Club  of  New  Jersey,  the  Lawyers'  Club,  the  St.  Nicho- 
las Skating  Club,  the  Country  Cycle  Club,  and  various  other 
organizations. 


.hUBGE 


ind  hav- 


bt;  isaiii  I 


%-  York  on  Febni- 


mind  made  his 


was  el' 


;ina 

:-  ,  -  ,      .,  ..u  at- 

»r  in  each  of  the 


■cecutive  and  eon- 
.,  and  so  great  the 


GEORGE  J.  GOULD 

"TTAVING  developed  a  remarkable  business  ability,  and  hav- 
-L J-  ing  for  twelve  years  devoted  himself  entirely  to  my  busi- 
ness, and  during  the  past  five  years  taken  entire  charge  of  all 
my  difficult  interests." 

That  fragment  of  a  sentence,  taken  from  the  will  of  one  of  the 
greatest  financiers  of  the  age,  is  fittingly  apphcable  to  that  finan- 
•cier's  son  and  successor,  whom  it  was  intended  to  characterize. 
The  name  of  Jay  Goidd  is  a  landmark  in  the  financial  and  indus- 
trial history  of  America.  Of  his  eldest  son  it  is  to  be  said  that 
he  has  well  sustained  the  importance  of  the  name. 

George  J.  Gould  was  born  m  the  city  of  New  York  on  Febru- 
ary 6,  1864.  His  early  education  was  received  at  private  schools, 
and  was  finished  at  the  Cornell  School,  on  Forty-second  Street, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1880.  Then,  at  the  age  of  six- 
teen years,  he  entered  his  father's  office  and  began  the  business 
career  that  has  placed  him,  at  his  present  early  age,  in  the  fore- 
most rank  of  the  world's  financial  forces.  Inherited  abihty  and 
the  personal  guidance  of  his  father's  master  mind  made  his 
progress  rapid.  At  an  age  when  most  young  men  are  intrusted 
with  only  simple  routine  matters  he  acquired  an  intimate  know- 
ledge of  the  essential  operations  of  enormous  enterprises  and 
was  intrusted  with  their  management.  Immediately  upon  at- 
taining his  majority  he  was  elected  a  director  in  each  of  the 
great  corporations  under  his  father's  control,  and  his  name  soon 
began  to  be  linked  with  that  of  his  father,  on  ah  but  equal 
terms.  He  was  in  time  elected  to  high  offices  in  these  corpora- 
tions, so  that  on  his  father's  death,  on  December  2,  1892,  he  was 
natm-ally  prepared  to  succeed  him  as  their  executive  and  con- 
troUing  head.     So  complete  was  this  readiness,  and  so  great  the 


148  GEORGE    J.     GOULD 

confidence  felt  by  the  business  world  in  his  ability  to  discharge 
the  gigantic  trust,  that  not  the  shghtest  disturbance  in  values  of 
securities  of  those  companies  was  suffered  in  the  making  of  the 
change. 

Mr.  Gould  is  now  the  head  and  master  mmd  of  six  of  the 
greatest  industrial  enterprises  —  railroads  and  telegraphs  —  in 
America,  involving  six  hundred  million  dollars  in  stock  and 
bonds,  and  commanding  the  services  of  eighty  thousand 
employees,  besides  being  interested  in  numerous  other  con- 
cerns. For  years  his  properties  have  been  noteworthy  for  their 
prosperity,  for  their  admu'able  service  of  the  public  welfare,  and 
for  the  satisfactory  relations  existing  between  the  employer  and 
the  army  of  employees. 

Business,  even  of  such  magnitude,  has  not,  however,  monopo- 
hzed  his  attention.  He  has  found  time  for  much  travel  in  all 
parts  of  the  world,  and  for  a  healthy  participation  in  out-of- 
door  sports  and  the  joys  of  social  life.  He  has  a  splendid  estate 
of  twenty-five  hundred  acres  of  mountain  and  forest  in  the  heart 
of  the  Catskills,  the  scene  of  some  of  his  father's  early  labors. 
For  a  time  he  had  a  fine  house  in  New  York  city ;  but  resenting 
what  he  deemed  the  unjust  discriminations  of  the  tax  officers, 
he  removed  his  home  a  few  years  ago  to  the  beautiful  village  of 
Lakewood,  New  Jersey,  where  he  completed,  in  1898,  one  of  the 
finest  country  houses  in  America.  Living  there  on  the  edge  of 
a  great  pine  forest,  he  is  a  leader  of  his  townsmen  in  the  sports 
of  the  field.  He  has  also  made  for  himself  a  name  as  a  generous 
patron  of  yachting.  He  takes  no  part  in  pohtics  above  that  of 
a  private  citizen.  But  in  the  latter  capacity  he  has  shown 
splendid  patriotism,  as  when,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war  with 
Spain,  he  offered  his  fine  steam-yacht  Atdhinta  to  the  govern- 
ment, and  said,  "  All  I  have  is  at  the  disposal  of  the  nation." 

Mr.  Gould  is  a  member  of  most  of  the  first-class  clubs  of  New 
York.  He  was  married,  in  1886,  to  Miss  Edith  Kingdon,  a  lady 
of  exceptional  beauty  and  chann,  and  has  made  with  her  a  home 
of  singular  fehcity.     Five  children  have  been  born  to  them. 


'->  SHORTER  GOWDEY 

'tjiford   8.   Gowdey  inchided   members 

and  Dutcli  races.     One  of  his  re- 

-i -named  race  was  ^   ■        « "'— ^  - 1  i.sse 

I"  of  the  first  settlers  of  F  Sew 

•-'hose  house  was  at  the  et 

.  in  that  place.      Mr,  Ctov. 

L!;e  Comiiy,  JN'tt-w  lork, 
^  Elliott. 
Towdey  was  born  of  this  parentage  at  Craw- 
-cy,  New  York,  on  November  3,  1852.     His 
was  received  at  the  local  schools,  both  public  and 
•  he  attended  a  higher  school  at  Newburg,  New 
I J  the  NoiTual  College  at  Albany, 
iness  engagement  was  as  a  clerk,  from  1868  to 
-rn  .if  "Wood's  Household  Magazine,"  at  New- 
same  city,  he  entered  the  law  office  of  the 
•       .  .bam.      Thence  he  came  to  New  York  city 
■  a  salesn:an  in  a  lace  house.    All  this  was  before  he 
^-  leaving  the  Normal   College 
Mid  then  became  principal  of 
at   Otisviile,  Orange   County,  and   Little 
^^■'  fiiso  taught  in  a  school  at  Troy.    Finally 
-aiu,  studied  law  under  ex- Judge  Mc- 
^^  "^'•-'y.  ^    Ifcted  to  the  bar  at  Poughkeep- 

'(^^''7^  •  "^r  following,  at  Brooklyn,  as 

:  tice  of  his  profession  at  Blooming- 

i,  but  soon  removed  to  Little  Neck,  and  thence, 

-ddletown.  New  York.     In  .1894  besought   the 


"X"/    •'' '  '"^A""  'A 


SANFORD  SHORTER  GOWDEY 

rpHE  ancestors  of  Sanford  S.  Gowdey  included  members 
-L  of  the  English,  Scotch,  and  Dutch  races.  One  of  his  re- 
mote progenitors  of  the  last-named  race  was  Tunnis  Coruehsse 
Swart,  who  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Schenectady,  New 
York,  in  1662,  and  whose  house  was  at  the  east  corner  of  State 
and  Chiu-ch  streets,  in  that  place.  Mr.  Gowdey's  father  was 
James  Coleman  Gowdey,  a  farmer  of  Orange  County,  New  York, 
and  his  mother's  maiden  name  was  Letitia  Elhott. 

Sanford  Shorter  Gowdey  was  born  of  this  parentage  at  Craw- 
ford, Orange  County,  New  York,  on  November  3,  1852.  His 
early  education  was  received  at  the  local  schools,  both  public  and 
private.  Later  he  attended  a  higher  school  at  Newburg,  New 
York,  and  finally  the  Normal  College  at  Albany. 

His  first  business  engagement  was  as  a  clerk,  from  1868  to 
1871,  in  the  office  of  "  Wood's  Household  Magazine,"  at  New- 
burg. Next,  in  the  same  city,  he  entered  the  law  office  of  the 
Hon.  James  G.  Graham.  Thence  he  came  to  New  York  city 
and  became  a  salesman  in  a  lace  house.  All  this  was  before  he 
was  done  with  schooling.  After  leaving  the  Normal  College 
he  traveled  through  the  West,  and  then  became  principal  of 
schools,  successively  at  Otisville,  Orange  County,  and  Little 
Neck,  Long  Island.  He  also  taught  in  a  school  at  Troy.  Finally 
he  came  to  New  York  again,  studied  law  under  ex-Judge  Me- 
Koon,  and  in  May,  1879,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Poughkeep- 
sie  as  an  attorney,  and  in  December  following,  at  Brooklyn,  as 
attorney  and  counselor  at  law. 

Mr.  Gowdey  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Blooming- 
burg,  New  York,  but  soon  removed  to  Little  Neck,  and  thence, 
m  1887,  to   Middletown,  New  York.     In   1891  he  sought   the 


]^50  8ANF0BD    SHORTEE    GOWDEY 

lai-er  field  afforded  in  New  York  city,  and  at  the  same  time 
made  his  home  at  Flushing,  Long  Island.  He  has  smce  that 
date  been  in  practice  m  New  York,  with  even  more  than  the  suc- 
cess which  had  marked  his  career  in  smaller  places  His  prac- 
tice has  been  of  general  character,  and  has  largely  absorbed  his 
attention  He  has,  however,  made  some  profitable  investments 
in  real  estate  in  New  York  city  and  elsewhere. 

In  politics  Mr.  Gowdey  is  a  Democi^t.  He  was  a  candidate 
for  the  office  of  Recorder  of  the  city  of  Middletown  in  1892.  The 
cUy  had  a  Republican  majority  of  four  hundred,  but  Mr.  Gowdey 
c  Jmed  to  have  been  elected,  and  to  have  been  debaiTed  ^om 
office  only  by  irregular  counting  of  the  votes.  In  that  claim  he 
was  supported  by  many  of  his  friends.  His  opponent  was,  how- 
Tver  finally  declared  elected,  by  eleven  votes.  Mr.  Gowdey  de- 
chned  to  contest  the  matter  further.  The  next  7--  ^e  was  a 
can^date  for  the  office  of  district  delegate  to  the  State  Consti- 
tutional Convention,  but  shared  the  overwhelmmg  defeat  which 
his  whole  party  suffered  in  that  year.  .      •     „i 

1^^.  Gowdey  is  a  member  of  various  social  and  professiona 
organizations."^  Among  them  are  the  State  Bar  Associatio^^^^  th 
MLnic  Order,- including  the  Free  and  A^^^^^^^^f^f^,'  '^ 
Royal  Arch  Masons,  Knights  Templar,  and  the  Cobles  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine,- the  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  the  St.  Nicholas 
Socfety,  the  American  Tract  Society,  the  Flushing  Association, 

''hc  was  mai-ried  in  St.  George's  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
Flushing,  New  York,  on  January  22,  1891,  to  Miss  Cattarme 
Fowler,  daughter  of  the  late  Benjamm  Hegeman  Fowler.     Two 
Sei  hav^e  been  born  to  them  :  Catharine,  born  on  Nov^be. 
2,  1891,  and  Eleanor,  bom  on  August  1,   1893,  and  oiea  o 
August  23,  1896. 


^^ 


to  all  V 


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;,  a 

of  leisure. 

iiuire  many 

State, 

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-  -  ^       . .  -   the  maiden 

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lie 

prMotice  of  his  profession  at  Natch iz.  IHfissjs- 
!  it  at  St.  Joseph, 'Missouri,  a  n- 

"^^  the  bar  he  was  a  comr  - 

V  in  both  office  and  <  k 

owever,  Mr.  Haggin  was 
'  fever,  ana  made  his  way  fj'om  New 
I..     He  was  not,  however,  -i   nr..vr.A,.fMi-  ,.r 

151 


JAMES  BEN  ALI  HAGGIN 


THERE  have  been  few  careers,  in  this  land  of  remarkable 
performances,  more  varied  and  picturesque  than  that  of 
the  subject  of  the  present  sketch.  Fiom  his  name  one  would 
hesitate  to  "place"  James  Ben  Ah  Haggin  it.  any  one  part  of 
the  Union,  and  such  hesitancy  would  be  judicious,  for,  as  a 
matter  of  fact,  he  belongs  to  all  parts.  There  would  be  equal 
reason  for  hesitancy  in  naming  Mr.  Haggin's  occupation  in  life, 
for  he  has  had  several,  and  has  been  successful  in  them  all. 
He  is  at  once  a  Kentuckian,  a  Louisianian,  a  Califomian,  and  a 
New-Yorker.  He  is  a  lawyer,  a  miner,  a  real-estate  dealer,  a 
stock-raiser,  a  patron  of  the  turf,  and  a  gentleman  of  leisui'e. 
Incidentally,  it  may  be  mentioned  that  he  is  a  miUionaire  many 
times  over. 

James  Ben  Ah  Haggin  is  a  native  of  the  Blue  Grass  State, 
famous  for  its  brave  men,  lovely  women,  and  fine  horses.  He 
was  born  at  Frankfort,  Kentucky,  in  the  fij'st  third  of  the 
present  century,  and  received  as  his  second  name  the  maiden 
name  of  his  mother,  who  was  a  Miss  Adehne  Ben  Ali.  He 
received  the  education  appropriate  to  a  Kentucky  gentleman's 
son  in  those  days,  and  was  prepared  for  and  admitted  to  the 
bar. 

He  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Natchez,  Missis- 
sippi, and  continued  it  at  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  and  at  New 
Orleans,  Louisiana.  At  the  bar  he  was  a  commanding  figun^, 
and  his  undoubted  ability  in  both  office  and  court-room  work 
gave  promise  of  distinguished  success. 

In  the  flush  of  his  early  manhood,  however,  Mr.  Haggin  was 
seized  with  the  '49  fever,  and  made  his  way  from  New 
Orleans  to  California.     He  was  not,  however,  a  prospector  or 


152  JAMES    BEN    ALI    HAGGIN 

a  miner  at  first,  but  proposed  to  continue  the  practice  of  liis 
profession,  rightly  reckoning  that  the  new  and  rapidly  growing 
communities  of  the  Pacific  coast,  with  then-  vast  financial  inter- 
ests, would  afford  him  an  unsurpassed  field.  He  practised  with 
much  success  in  San  Francisco  and  in  Sacramento,  and  might 
have  become  the  leader  of  the  California  bar  and  a  leader  in 
political  life. 

The  gold  fever  was,  however,  too  much  for  him.  He  made 
some  investments  of  his  professional  earnings  in  mines,  and 
these  turned  out  so  well  that  he  was  encouraged  to  invest  more 
extensively,  and  presently  to  withdraw  from  his  law  practice 
and  devote  his  whole  attention  to  mining  and  similar  enterprises. 

It  has  often  been  said  of  him,  and  with  more  than  ordinary 
justice,  that  everything  he  touched  seemed  to  turn  to  gold. 
Certainly  there  were  few  other  mining  operators  who  rivalled  his 
success.  Among  the  more  important  of  the  mining  properties 
which  he  developed,  or  in  which  he  has  a  commanding  proprie- 
tary interest,  may  be  mentioned  the  Homestake,  and  others  at 
the  Black  Hills,  and  the  great  copper-mines  at  Butte,  Montana. 
In  the  latter  he  has  been  associated  with  Marcus  Daly.  He 
also  owns  numerous  mines  and  mining  lands  in  Ai-izona,  New 
Mexico,  and  Mexico. 

Mr.  Haggin's  law  firm  in  California  was  originally  Haggin, 
Latham  &  Munson.  Later  and  finally  it  was  Haggin  &  Tevis, 
bis  pai'tner  being  the  well-known  capitalist,  Lloyd  Tevis.  After 
leaving  the  law,  Mr.  Haggin  retained  his  association  with  Mr. 
Tevis,  and  the  two  organized  the  gigantic  Kern  County  Land 
Company  of  Cahfornia.  This  company  owned  some  four  hun- 
dred thousand  acres  of  land,  much  of  which  has  been  sold,  in 
farm  lots  at  from  fifty  dollars  to  one  hundred  dollars  an  acre. 

A  part  of  this  vast  domain  was  appropriated  by  Mr.  Haggin 
himself  for  his  famous  Rancho  del  Pasco.  There  he  became  a 
successful  agriculturist,  making  a  foi'tune  in  the  culture  of 
hops  and  fruits.  He  also  raised  stock  of  various  kinds,  includ- 
ing sheep  and  cattle,  on  a  great  scale  and  with  much  success. 

His  chief  attention,  however,  as  became  a  son  of  Kentucky, 
was  given  to  horse-breeding,  and  his  ranch  presently  became 
famous  as  one  of  the  chief  homes  in  the  world  of  the  best 
thoroughbred  racing  stock.     From  the  Haggin  ranch    came, 


JAMES    BEN    ALI    HAGGIN  153 

year  after  year,  the  most  noteworthy  horses  on  the  American 
turf.  The  names  of  Firenzi  and  Salvator  alone  attest  their 
general  quality. 

It  was  in  the  spring  of  1886  that  the  Haggin  stable  first  began 
to  figure  on  the  turf  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  United  States.  At 
that  time  Mr.  Haggin  and  his  son,  Ben  Ah  Haggin,  brought  East, 
to  Kentucky,  a  lot  of  choice  horses,  and  entered  them  in  the  best 
races.  Thereafter  the  stable  was  brought  on  to  the  New  York 
tracks,  and  for  years  the  Haggin  horses  were  among  the  fore- 
most on  the  metropohtan  turf.  For  the  promotion  of  his  inter- 
ests on  the  turf  in  the  East,  Mr.  Haggin  purchased  th(^  celebrated 
Elmendorf  Farm,  near  Lexington,  Kentucky,  and  there  estab- 
hshed  the  greater  part  of  his  horse-breeding  stables. 

IVIi-.  Haggin  was  married  in  early  hfe,  while  he  was  yet  a 
young  lawyer,  at  Natchez,  Mississippi.  His  bride  was  Miss  Saun- 
ders, the  daughter  of  Colonel  Lewis  Saunders,  one  of  the  fore- 
most lawyers  of  that  region.  Mrs.  Haggin  shared  all  his  iour- 
neys  and  his  triumphs,  in  the  South  and  on  the  Pacific  coast 
and  was  the  loyal  partner  of  his  joys  and  sorrows  until  he  was 
about  seventy  years  old,  when  she  died. 

She  bore  him  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  who  grew  to  ma- 
turity. The  daughters  both  married.  One  of  the  sons,  Lewis 
Haggin,  engaged  m  business,  and  stiU  lives  and  enjoys  great  pros- 
penty.  The  other  sou,  Ben  Ali  Haggin,  was  his  father's  partner 
and  comrade  in  the  horse-breeding  and  racing  enterprises 
Some  years  ago  Ben  Ah  Haggin  and  one  of  his  sisters  died' 
whereupon  Mr.  Haggin,  aged  and  bereft,  withdrew  entu-ely 
from  the  turf.  His  colors  have  since  then  been  seen  no  more 
in  races.  But  he  maintains  his  farm  and  ranch,  and  is  stHl 
devoted  to  the  breeding  and  raising  of  thoroughbred  stock 

After  Mrs.  Haggin's  death  Mr.  Haggin  remained  for  some 
years  a  widower.  At  his  Kentucky  farm  and  home,  however 
he  was  thiwATi  into  the  society  of  Miss  Pearl  Voorhies  of  Ver- 
sailles, Kentucky.  She  was  a  niece  of  his  former  wife,  and  a 
young  ady  of  more  than  usual  beauty  of  person  and  mind. 
She  had  been  finely  educated  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  at  Staun- 
ton, Virginia,  and  through  her  Kentucky  life  and  training  was 
m  close  sympathy  with  Mr.  Haggin's  tastes  and  activitie.^  It 
was  not  surprising,  therefore,  that  in  the  fall  of  1897  Mr  Ha"-- 


154  JAMES    BEN    ALI    HAGGIN 

gill's  engagement  to  many  her  was  announced,  though  she  was 
little  more  than  one  third  his  age. 

The  marriage  took  place  at  the  home  of  Miss  Voorhies's  step- 
father, at  Versailles,  Kentucky,  on  the  afternoon  of  December 
30,  1897.  The  couple  came  on  to  New  York  that  evening,  in 
Mr.  Haggin's  private  railroad  car,  and  have  since  made  their 
home  in  New  York  city. 

Mr.  Haggin  has  taken  no  part  in  pohtics,  though  his  oppor- 
tunities to  do  so  have  been  many.  He  is  a  favorite  iigure  in 
society,  and  a  welcome  associate  in  the  clubs  of  which  he  is  a 
member.  Chief  among  these  are  the  Union  and  the  Manhattan 
clubs  of  New  York. 


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1637,  and 

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timber  24,  1856,  the  subject  of  this 

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ming  in  IlUn(  ,  .    He 

)oi  and  carefully  educated,  jbrom  the 
-eloit  College.  In  Wi-consin,  for  il^:  •■ 
lete  his  corn's.  ad  aecof- 

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there  graduated. 

•  .s  were  in  the  rural  part  of  the 
as,  from  1880  to  1884,  a  country 

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N.  WETMORE  HALSEY 

"POR  three  generations  the  paternal  ancestors  of  N.  Wetmore 
J-     Halsey  were  natives  of  New  York  city.     His  great-grand- 
tather,  Jabez  Halsey,  was  a  silversmith,  with  his  home  and  shop 
on  Liberty  Street.     His  grandfather,  Anthony  P.  Halsey,  is  well 
remembered  from  his  lifelong  connection  with  the  Bank  of  New 
York,  of  which  he  was  president  for  the  last  twelve  years  of  his 
Me.     Mr.  Halsey's  father,  Seton  Halsey,  left  New  York  and  went 
West  to  engage  in  farming.     The  family  was  founded  in  America 
by   ihomas  Halsey,  who  came  hither  from  Great  Gaddesden 
thirty  miles  north  of  London,  England.    The  manor-house  there 
m  which  he  was  born  has  been  owned  and  occupied  by  the  Hal- 
seys  since  1570,  and  is  now  the  residence  of  Thomas  Frederick 
Halsey,  M.  P.     Thomas  Halsey  came  to  America  in  1637   and 
settled  at  Salem,  Massachusetts,  whence  he  removed  in  1641  to 
Southampton,  Long  Island,  New  York. 

Seton  Halsey  married  Miss  Frances  Dean,  a  native  of  the  cen- 
tral part  of  New  York  State,  and  a  descendant  of  the  Andrus 
and  Brudner  families.  To  them  was  born,  at  Forreston  Ogle 
County,  IlUnois,  on  December  24,  1856,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch. 

Mr.  Halsey's  boyhood  was  spent  upon  his  father's  farm,  where 
he  did  the  work  incident  to  farming  in  IlUnois  at  that  date  He 
was,  however,  sent  to  school  and  carefully  educated.  From  the 
local  schools  he  went  to  Beloit  College,  in  Wisconsin,  for  three 
years.  He  did  not  complete  his  com-se  there,  and  accordino-ly 
received  no  degree.  Thence  he  went  to  the  Union  CollegeVf 
Law,  m  Chicago,  and  was  there  graduated. 

Q."^'^  ^''tV^''^''"'^''  enterprises  were  in  the  rural  part  of  the 
fetate  ot  Ilhnois,  where  he  was,  from  1880  to  1884,  a  country 

155 


156 


N.    WETMOBE    HALSEY 


lawyer  and  editor  of  a  country  newspaper.  In  1884  he  removed 
to  Chicago,  and  there  for  two  years  was  engaged  m  general  law 
practice  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  French  &  Halsey.  From 
1886  to  1891  he  was  attorney  for  and  employee  of  the  fai-m  of  W. 
W  Harris  &  Co.,  hankers  of  Chicago.  Since  1891  he  has  been  a 
member  of  that  fii-m,  and  has  been  its  resident  partner  m  New 
York  city  He  enjoys  a  considerable  reputation  in  New  York, 
Chicao-o  Boston,  and,  indeed,  throughout  the  United  States,  as  a 
bond  expert  and  writer,  and  as  a  participant  in  important  bond 
negotiations.  . 

Mr.  Halsey  has  an  interest  in  various  companies  and  large 
properties,  though  he  is  not  an  officer  of  any  of  them. 

Mr  Halsey  is  connected  with  numerous  clubs  and  other  so- 
cial organizations  in  New  York,  Chicago,  and  elsewhere.  Among 
these  are  the  Lawyers'  Club,  the  New  England  Society,  and 
the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art  of  New  York;  the  New  Eng- 
land Society,  the  Riding  and  Driving  Club,  and  the  Essex  County 
Coimtry  Club  of  Orange,  New  Jersey;  the  Field  Club  of  South 
Orange,  New  Jersey;  the  Chicago  Law  Institute  of  Chicago;  and 
the  college  fraternity  of  Phi  Beta  Phi. 

He  was  married  in  Chicago,  on  October  20,  1885,  to  Miss  Mar- 
garet Hitt  of  the  weU-known  Hitt  family  of  Illinois,  a  relative 
of  many  prominent  Ilhnois  public  men.  Her  ancestors  on  the 
paternal  side  were  originally  settled  in  Virginia  and  Maryland, 
whence  they  removed  to  Ilhnois  and  colonized  a  portion  of  Ogle 
County  in  1835,  and  have  been  identified  with  the  development 
of  the  State,  and  furnished  a  number  of  distinguished  public  men 
Three  childi-en  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Halsey,  named 
respectively  Frances,  Ralph  W.,  and  Helen.  The  family  spends 
portions  of  every  summer  at  "  Halsey  Farm,"  Forreston,  Ilhnois 
one  hundred  miles  west  of  Chicago,  an  estate  of  five  hundred 
acres  in  the  richest  part  of  the  State. 


OLI\^R  HARRIMAN,  JR. 

rpHE  name  of  Harriman  has  for  many  years  been  known  and 
J_  honored  m  the  commercial  life  of  New  York.  It  is  borne 
by  Oliver  Harriman,  formerly  of  the  important  firm  of  Low 
Han-iman  &  Co.  of  Worth  Street,  but  now  retired.  Mr.  Harri- 
man was  also,  during  his  active  business  career,  a  director  of 
numerous  financial  institutions,  with  some  of  which,  indeed,  he 
IS  still  Identified.  He  ranked  for  a  long  time  among  the  fore- 
most merchants  of  the  metropohs.  He  married  Miss  Laura 
Low,  a  member  of  the  family  of  his  partner,  and  the  bearer  of  a 
name  known  and  honored  in  New  York  for  many  generations. 

Oliver  Hamman,  Jr.,  the  son  of  this  couple,  was  born  in  New 
York  on  November  29,  1862,  and  received  a  careful  education  in 
primary  and  secondary  schools.  Finally  he  entered  Princeton 
Umversity,  and  there  pm-sued  with  credit  the  regular  academic 
course.  He  was  prominent  in  college  social  hfe  as  a  member  of 
the  ivy  Club  and  a  leader  in  athletic  sports,  in  which  he  per- 
sonally excelled.  He  was,  moreover,  a  good  student,  and  was 
duly  and  honorably  graduated  in  the  class  of  1883. 

His  inclinations  for  business  led  Mr.  Harriman  not  so  much 
toward  the  mercantile  pm-suits  of  his  father's  firm  as  toward 
purely  financial  operations.  Accordingly,  on  leaving  colleo-e  he 
went  into  the  financial  center  of  the  city  and  entered  the  employ 
of  the  well-known  firm  of  Winslow,  Lanier  &  Co.,  bankers 
ihere  he  remained  for  five  years,  serving  in  various  capacities 
and  being  promoted  from  rank  to  rank.  In  that  excellent  school 
ot  sound  finance  he  learned  the  business  of  banking  in  a  thor- 
ough and  practical  manner,  and  prepared  himself  to  engage 
therein  successfully  on  his  own  account. 

The  latter  step  was  taken  on  January  1,  1888.     On  that  date 


158  OLIVEB     HARRIMAN,     JB. 

Mr.  Harrimaia,  being  only  a  little  past  twenty-five  years  of  age, 
opened  the  offices  of  his  own  firm  of  Harriman  &  Co.,  bankers 
and  brokers.  In  the  conduct  of  that  business  his  natural  abih- 
ties  and  aptitude,  and  the  admirable  training  of  the  preceding 
five  years,  assured  him  a  gratifying  measure  of  success.  His 
firm  has  enjoyed  much  prosperity,  and  has  established  itself  in 
an  honorable  rank  among  the  many  other  houses  in  the  same 
line  of  business  with  which  the  Wall  Street  region  of  New  York 
is  thronged.  Mr.  Harriman  has  also  become  interested  in  vari- 
ous other  enterprises,  and  is  a  trustee  of  the  Continental  Trust 
Company. 

Mr.  Han'iman  has  taken  a  good  citizen's  interest  in  the  welfare 
of  the  city.  State,  and  nation.  He  has  not,  however,  made  him- 
self conspicuous  in  political  affairs,  and  has  held  no  civil  office. 
He  has  had  a  creditable  and  extended  career  in  the  military  service 
of  the  State.  In  April,  1888,  he  entered  the  National  Guard  of 
the  State  of  New  York  as  a  second  lieutenant  of  Company  F  of 
the  Eighth  Regiment,  and  there  served  efficiently  for  some  years. 
In  1894  he  was  chosen  to  be  an  aide-de-camp  of  General  Louis 
Fitzgerald,  commander  of  the  Fu-st  Brigade  of  the  National 
Guard  of  New  York.  The  next  year  he  was  selected  for  the 
office  of  commissary  of  subsistence,  with  the  rank  of  major. 

In  the  best  society  of  this  city  Mr.  Harriman  is  a  famiUar  and 
welcome  figure.  His  membership  in  clubs  includes  many  of  the 
best  organizations  in  New  York.  Among  them  are  the  University, 
the  Metropolitan,  the  Knickerbocker,  the  New  York  Yacht  Club, 
and  the  Westchester  Country  Club.  His  fondness  for  athletic 
sports,  developed  in  school  and  college,  is  still  one  of  his  charac- 
teristics, as  might  be  inferred  from  the  names  of  some  of  the 
organizations  to  which  he  belongs. 

]VIr.  HaiTiman  was  married  on  January  28,  1891,  his  bride  be- 
ing Miss  Grace  Carley  of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  a  member  of  one 
of  the  leading  families  of  that  city.  Their  home  is,  of  course,  in 
this  city,  and  they  are  now  the  parents  of  one  child,  a  son,  who 
bears  the  names  of  both  his  father  and  his  mother  —  Oliver 
Carley  Harriman. 


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GEORGE  B.  McCLELLAN  HARVEY 

A  NOTABLY  successful  business  and  newspaper  man  of  the 
younger  generation  is  George  B.  McClellan  Harvey,  proprie- 
tor and  editor  of  the  "  North  American  Review."  He  comes  of 
Scottish  ancestry,  and  is  a  native  of  Vermont,  where  he  was 
horn,  at  Peacham,  on  February  16,  1864.  He  was  educated  at 
the  Caledonia  Grammar  School  in  that  town,  and  at  an  early  age 
manifested  a  strong  tendency  toward  literary  and  journahstic 
work.  When  only  fifteen  years  old  he  began  writing  for  the 
local  newspapers,  and  attained  considerable  success.  At  the  age 
of  eighteen  he  became  a  reporter  on  the  staff  of  the  Springfield 
"RepubUcan,"  one  of  the  foremost  papers  in  New  England, 
and  remained  there  two  years.  Then  he  went  West,  and  for  the 
next  year  was  a  reporter  for  the  "  Daily  News  "  of  Chicago. 

As  in  old  times  all  roads  led  to  Rome,  so  in  these  days  all 
journalistic  roads  lead  to  New  York.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one, 
with  his  Peacham,  Springfield,  and  Chicago  experience  behind 
him,  Mr.  Harvey  came  to  the  metropoHs,  and  became  a  reporter 
for  the  New  York  "  World."  For  nearly  seven  years  he  served 
that  paper,  rising  from  place  to  place  on  its  staff  until  he  became 
managing  editor,  and  then  editor-in-chief.  The  last-named  place 
he  held  only  a  short  time,  when  his  health  became  impaired, 
and  he  was  on  that  account  compelled  to  resign.  That  was  in 
1893. 

Mr.  Harvey  then  turned  his  attention  to  business  affairs.  For 
two  years  he  was  associated  in  business  with  William  C.  Whitney. 
Then  he  undertook  the  development  of  electric  raiboad  and 
lighting  concerns  on  his  own  account.  He  built  the  electric 
roads  on  Staten  Island,  and  at  Long  Branch,  Asbury  Park,  and 
elsewhere  on  the  New  Jersey  coast,  and  is  now  president  of  sev- 


160  GEORGE    B.    McCLELLAN    HARVEY 

eral  of  them.  In  1898  he  formed  what  is  known  as  the  Harvey 
Syndicate,  and  purchased  the  sti"eet-raih"oads  of  Havana  and 
other  properties  in  Cuba,  and  to  the  development  and  improve- 
ment of  them  has  since  devoted  much  attention.  He  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Monmouth  Trust  and  Safe  Deposit  Company 
of  Ashury  Park,  New  Jersey,  of  the  Lakewood  Trust  Company 
of  Lakewood,  and  a  director  of  the  Audit  Company  and  of  the 
Mechanics'  and  Traders'  Bank  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Harvey  was,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one,  appointed  aide-de- 
camp, with  the  rank  of  colonel,  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Green 
of  New  Jersey.  He  was  reappointed  and  made  chief  of  staff 
by  Governor  Abbett,  and  declined  another  reappointment  at  the 
hands  of  Governor  Werts.  He  was  also  appointed  commissioner 
of  bankuag  and  insurance  by  Governor  Abbett,  but  resigned 
the  place  after  a  few  months  in  order  to  give  his  full  time  to 
newspaper  work.  He  also  declined  the  place  of  consul-general 
at  Berlin,  which  was  offered  to  him  by  President  Cleveland. 

Early  in  1899  Colonel  Harvey  purchased  and  became  editor  of 
the  "  North  American  Review  "  of  New  York,  perhaps  the  most 
noted  of  literary  and  critical  periodicals  in  the  United  States, 
and  has  since  devoted  much  time  and  work  to  the  management 
of  it.  On  taking  charge  of  it,  he  made  this  statement  of  his 
aims : 

"  The  policy  of  the  '  North  American  Review '  wUl  be  more  poignant  in  the 
future.  Its  articles  will  be  written  by  men  of  the  hour.  They  will  be  popular 
in  their  character,  while  possessing  at  the  same  time  dignity  and  weight.  I 
expect  to  edit  the  magazine,  and  will  follow  the  general  lines  laid  down  by  a 
long  list  of  illustrious  predecessors.  There  will  be  no  change  of  form  or  manner 
of  review.     There  wiU  be  no  political  partizauship." 

In  such  manner  Colonel  Harvey  has  since  that  time  been  con- 
ducting the  "  Review."  From  the  whirl  and  intense  partizau- 
ship of  a  daily  pohtical  paper,  and  from  the  keen  competition  of 
business  enterprises,  to  the  dignified  calm  of  a  gi'eat  review  edi- 
torship, was  a  marked  transition,  but  it  has  been  successfully 
sustained. 

Colonel  Harvey  was,  in  November,  1899,  elected  president  of 
the  well-known  pubhshing  corporation  of  Harper  &  Brothers  of 
New  York. 


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CHARLES  HATHAWAY 

/CHARLES  HATHAWAY,  the  head  of  the  well-known  firm 
Vy  of  Charles  Hathaway  &  Co.,  bankers  and  brokers  of  New 
York  city,  is  of  mingled  Enghsh  and  Scottish  ancestry.  His 
father  was  Nathaniel  Hathaway,  a  member  of  the  family  of  that 
name  long  prominent  at  New  Bedford,  Massachusetts,  whither 
it  had  gone  in  early  days  from  England. 

Nathaniel  Hathaway  became  interested  in  the  industrial- 
ism which  in  his  day,  as  at  present,  was  so  marked  a  featm-e 
of  New  England,  and  particularly  that  part  of  New  England, 
and  removing  to  Delhi,  in  Delaware  Coimty,  New  York,  on  the 
upper  reaches  of  the  Delaware  River,  he  there  estabhshed  exten- 
sive and  profitable  woolen  mills,  the  management  of  which  was 
the  chief  business  of  his  life. 

Nathaniel  Hathaway  married  Miss  Mary  Stewart,  a  descendant 
of  the  illustrious  Scottish  family  of  that  name  which  figured  so 
largely  in  the  history  of  both  Scotland  and  England  in  former 
centuries. 

The  offspring  of  this  marriage,  Charles  Hathaway,  was  born 
on  December  27,  1848,  at  Delhi,  Delaware  County,  New  York. 
He  was  educated  in  the  local  schools,  including  the  excellent 
Delaware  Academy  at  Delhi,  and  then  at  the  well-known  Wil- 
Hston  Seminary,  Easthampton,  Massachusetts. 

His  earhest  business  occupation  was  as  a  clerk  in  the  Dela- 
ware National  Bank  of  Delhi,  New  York.  He  entered  the  ser- 
vice of  that  institution  soon  after  leaving  school,  and  filled  the 
place  with  acceptabihty  to  his  employers  and  with  profitable 
experience  and  instruction  for  himself. 

He  next  turned  his  attention  to  the  naval  service  of  his  coun- 
try, with  which  several  of  his  kinsmen  on  the  maternal  side 

161  ■ 


162  CHARLES    HATHAWAY 

were  or  had  been  prominently  connected.  In  1872,  being  then 
twenty-four  years  of  age,  he  became  fleet  clerk  on  the  Asiatic 
Squadron  of  the  United  States  navy,  under  Paymaster  Edwin 
Stewart,  who  has  now  become  rear-admiral. 

In  both  these  places  Mr.  Hathaway  received  much  practical 
training  in  various  phases  of  finance,  and  was  fitted  for  the 
career  into  which  he  was  about  to  enter.  His  service  in  the 
navy  lasted  from  1872  to  1875,  when  he  returned  to  this  country. 

He  came  to  New  York  city  in  1879,  and  entered  the  employ- 
ment of  the  firm  of  Piatt  &  Woodward,  a  leading  house  of  bank- 
ers and  brokers  at  No.  26  Pine  Street.  There  he  found  himself 
fully  started  in  a  metropolitan  financial  career.  His  previous 
experience  was  of  much  service  to  him,  but  there  was  of  course 
much  more  to  learn.  He  applied  himself  diligently  to  the  mas- 
tery of  all  the  details  of  the  business,  preparing  himself  for  lead- 
ershiiJ  in  it,  and  at  the  same  time  served  his  employers  with  such 
acceptabihty  as  to  win  their  esteem  and  favor  and  assure  his 
own  promotion  from  place  to  place  in  their  office. 

His  promotion  cidminated  in  1889,  when  he  was  received  into 
partnership  as  a  junior  member  of  the  firm.  Thereupon  he  took 
hold  of  the  direction  of  the  business  with  the  same  zeal  and  in- 
tuition that  had  marked  his  subordinate  service,  and  became  one 
of  the  most  forceful  members  of  the  fli'm.  Five  years  after  liis 
entry  into  the  firm,  in  1894,  the  senior  partners  retired,  and  Mr. 
Hathaway  became  the  head  of  the  house,  which  has  since  been 
and  is  now  known  as  that  of  Charles  Hathaway  &  Co. 

To  the  affairs  of  this  house,  and  to  the  promotion  of  the  inter- 
ests of  its  numerous  clients,  Mr.  Hathaway  has  devoted  and  stiU 
devotes  himself  with  singleness  of  pm-pose  and  with  unflagging 
energy.  He  works  as  diligently  as  though  he  were  still  an  em- 
ployee instead  of  the  head  of  the  house,  and  brings  to  his  labors 
all  the  accumulated  knowledge  and  experience  of  his  varied 
career  and  of  the  excellent  financial  training  which  he  received 
in  earlier  years.  He  has  not  sought  prominent  identification 
with  other  business  enterprises,  and  has  taken  no  part  in  politi- 
cal matters  beyond  discharging  the  duties  of  a  conscientious 
citizen.  The  enviable  success  of  his  fii*m  is  the  legitimate  result 
of  such  concentration  of  his  efforts,  and  the  esteem  and  con- 
fidence with  which  he  is  regarded  by  his  clients  and  business 


CHARLES    HATHAWAY  163 

associates  are  deserved  tributes  to  the  fideHty  and  integrity  which 
have  marked  his  whole  career. 

Mr.  Hathaway  is  a  well-known  and  influential  member  of  many 
clubs  and  other  social  organizations,  both  in  New  York  city  and 
m  the  delightful  New  Jersey  suburbs -if  a  fine  city  is  properly 
to  be  called  a  suburb  —  where  he  makes  his  home.  In  New  York 
city  he  IS  a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Down-Town 
Association,  and  some  others.  In  the  city  of  Orange,  New  Jer- 
sey, he  IS  a  member  of  the  New  England  Society  of  Orange,  the 
Essex  County  Country  Club,  and  the  Riding  and  Driving  Club 
of  Orange.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  last-named  club 
and  has  been  president  of  it  ever  since  its  incorporation.  He  is 
fond  of  fishing  and  shooting,  and  is  a  member  of  various  clubs 

Canada  '^'''"^'   ''''  ^''''^  ■^'^'''''^'   ^^"^  "^^^^'  ^^^  ^^ 

m  New  York,  and  while  he  was  yet  merely  an  employee  in  the 

^srCnr-I  ^''  r^'T^x;  ""  '^'''^''  ^'  1^^2.  His  bride  was 
Miss  Cora  feouthworth  Rountree,  the  daughter  of  a  prominent 
pioneer  and  business  man  of  the  Badger  State.  Four  sons  have 
been  bom  to  them :  Stewart  Southworth  Hathaway,  Harrison 
Rountree  Hathaway,  Robert  Woodward  Hathaway,  and  Charles 


DANIEL  ADDISON  HEALD 

THE  town  of  Berwick-upon-Tweed,  wliicli  occupies  a  unique 
position  in  the  political  organization  of  Great  Britain,  was 
the  old  home  of  the  Heald  family.  From  it  John  Heald  came 
to  this  country  in  1635,  and  settled  at  Concord,  Massachusetts. 
There  the  family  remained  for  several  generations.  The  gi-and- 
father  of  the  present  representative  hved  at  Concord  hef ore  the 
Revolution,  and  held  the  office  of  Deputy  Sherife  of  Middlesex 
County.  He  was  among  the  "  embattled  farmers  "  who  stood  at 
Concord  Bridge  and  "  fired  the  shot  heard  round  the  world.  He 
was  also  in  the  American  army  at  Bunker  Hill.  After  the  war 
he  removed  to  Chester,  Vermont.  His  son,  Amos  Hea  d,  re- 
mained at  Chester,  and  was  a  farmer  there.  Amos  Heald  mar- 
ried Lydia  Edwards,  daughter  of  Captain  Edwards  of  Groton 
Massachusetts,  who  also  was  at  the  battles  of    Concord  and 

Bunker  Hill.  ^  ^     ,.     „    ,, 

Daniel  Addison  Heald,  son  of  Amos  and  Lydia  Heald,  was 
born  at  Chester,  Vermont,  on  May  4,  1818.  Until  he  was  six- 
teen years  old  he  hved  upon  his  father's  farm,  attending  m  season 
the  local  school.  Then  he  went  to  the  Kimball  Academy,  at 
Meriden  New  Hampshire,  and  was  prepared  for  coUege,  largely 
under  the  direction  of  Cyi'us  S.  Richards.  Thence  he  went  to 
Yale,  as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1841.  Wlnle  m  Yale  he  was 
distinguished  as  a  fine  student  and  a  leader  among  his  college- 
mates  He  was  a  member  of  the  Linonian  Literary  Society,  and 
was  its  president.  He  also  belonged  to  the  fraternity  of  Kappa 
Sigma  Theta.      He  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1841,  ^^atn 

honorable  standing.  ■,  .    ,i      t.    ^„ 

During  his  senior  year  at  Yale  Mr.  Heald  engaged  m  the  study 

of  law,  under  the  direction  of  Judge  Daggett,  at  New  Haven. 


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DANIEL  ADDISON 


THE  toTvn  of  Ber'^ck-upon-Tweed,  whicti  occupi. 
position  in  the  political  organization  of  Great  Briiam,  wh^ 
the  old  home  of  the  Heald  family.    From  it  John  Heald  cam. 
to  this  country  in  1635,  and  settled  at  Concord,  Massachusetts^ 
There  the  familv  remained  for  several  generations.     The  gran.! 
father  of  the  present  representative  hvt.H]  at  Concord  before  tl. 
Revolution,  and  held  the  office  of  Depxity  Sheriff  of  Middlese  . 
County.     He  ^as  among  the  "  embattled  faniit-rs  "  who  stood  - 
Concord  Brid^^e  and  "  fired  the  shot  heard  round  the  worL 
was  also  in  the  American  army  at  Bunker  Hill.     After  tuu  v,. 
he  removed  to  Chester,  Vermont.      His  son,  Amos  Heald,  n 
mained  at  Chester,  and  was  a  farmer  there.     Amos  Heald  mar 
ried  Lydia  Edwards,  daughter  of  Captain  Edwards  of  Groton 
Massachusetts,  who  also  was  at  the  battles  of    Concord  a 
Bunker  Hill. 

Daniel  Addison  Heald,  son  of  Amos  and  Lydia  Meald,  w:; 
born  at  Chester,  Vermont,  on  May  4,  181H,     Until  he  was  s. 
teen  years  old  he  lived  upon  his  fathrr'-  -  -m,  attencUng  m  sea>. 
the  local  school.    .Then  he  wen*  ^mball  Academy. 

Meriden,  New  Hampshii-e,  and  wh.->  ;..  ...rod  for  college,  lar.: 
under  the  cUrection  of  C^-rus  S.  Richards.    Thence  he  v^' 
Yale,  as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1841.    Wliile  m  Yale 
distinguisbed  as  a  fine  student  and  a  leader  among  his 
mates.     He  was  a  member  of  the  Linonian  Literary  Soci- 
was  its  president.     He  also  belonged  to  the  fraternity  oi 
Sigma  Theta.      He  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  18  - 
honorable  standing. 

Duruag  his  senior  j-ear  at  Yale  Mr.  Heald  engatf*"' 
of  law,  under  the  direction  of  Judge  Daggett 


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DANIEL    ADDISON    HEALD  165 

Afterward  he  pui'sued  his  legal  studies  with  Judge  Washburn, 
at  Ludlow,  Vermont,  meanwhile  teaching  in  the  academy  at 
Chester.  In  May,  1843,  he  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the  Ver- 
mont bar,  and  began  the  pm^suit  of  his  profession  at  Ludlow. 
It  may  be  added  that,  in  addition  to  his  gi-aduating  degree  of  A.  B., 
he  received  in  course  the  advanced  degree  of  A.  M. 

For  three  years  Mr.  Heald  devoted  himself  exclusively  to  the 
practice  of  law.  Then,  in  1846,  he  extended  his  interests  by  be- 
coming cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Black  River,  at  Proctorsville, 
which  place  he  filled  with  success  for  four  years.  Meantime  he 
had  become  interested  in  insurance,  being  an  agent  for  the  ^tiia 
Company  of  Hartford,  Connecticut,  and  other  leading  companies. 
More  and  more  this  last-named  business  engaged  his  attention, 
until  at  last  he  decided  to  devote  himself  entirely  to  it. 

He  became  connected  with  the  Home  Insurance  Company  of 
New  York  in  1856,  and  has  ever  since  been  identified  with  it. 
For  some  time  he  was  an  agent  of  it.  Then  he  became  general 
agent.  In  time  he  was  elected  second  vice-president  of  the  com- 
pany. Promotion  to  first  vice-president  followed.  Finally,  on 
April  1,  1888,  after  thirty-two  years'  service,  he  became  president 
of  the  company,  which  place  he  still  holds.  He  has  been  con- 
nected with  fire-insurance  for  more  than  fifty-seven  years,  so 
that  to-day  he  may  well  be  considered  the  dean  of  the  business. 
In  addition  to  the  Home  Insurance  Company,  Mr.  Heald  is 
prominently  connected  with  the  National  Bank  of  North  America, 
and  is  a  director  of  the  Holland  Trust  Company  and  the  National 
Surety  Company. 

In  his  early  years,  before  he  gave  up  the  law  for  insurance,  Mr. 
Heald  was  elected  to  the  Vermont  Legislature,  and  served  for  a 
time  in  each  of  its  Houses.  Mr.  Heald  was  married,  on  August 
31,  1843,  to  Miss  Sarah  E.  Washburn,  who  bore  him  five  chil- 
dren. These  were  Mary  E.  Heald,  who  married  A.  M.  Biu'tis  in 
1874 ;  Oxenbridge  Thacher  Heald,  who  died  at  the  age  of  six 
months;  John  O.  Heald,  who  married  Elizabeth  Manning; 
Charles  Arthur  Heald,  who  died  in  1880,  while  a  senior  in  Yale 
University ;  and  Alice  W.  Heald,  who  married  George  L.  Man- 
ning. Mrs.  Heald  died  many  years  ago,  and  in  1895  Mr.  Heald 
married  a  second  time,  his  wife  being  Miss  Ehzabeth  W.  Goddard, 
of  Newton  Center,  Massachusetts. 


ARTHUR   PHILIP  HEINZE 


4  FINE  combination  of  one  of  the  "  learned  prof ession. 
A  with  practical  business  is  to  be  observed  m  the  careex 
of  ArlhL  Phihp  Heinze,  who  has  attained  success  equaUy  as  a 
Wer  :/as  a'n  investor  in  ^^^'^^^'^^^^Z 
R,v,,,klvn  New  York,  on  December  18,  1864.  His  latuei,  me 
wenknown  N^w  York  merchaBt,  Otto  Heime,  was  of  German 
r  t  ,  In  of  a  Lutheran  minister  and  a  descendant  of  that 
Kit;  A  "-l^o  "Wed  Luther  translate  the  Bihle  mto  G- 
^„.n  the  copy  of  the  B.ble  which  was  presented  to  tta  ances- 
tor of  his  in  1547  hy  the  nobles  of  Thnringia  being  still  m  Mr. 
Hein'e^  possessioZ     His   mother  was,   before   her   marnage 

fra  MaS  Lacey,  a  native  of  MM'^t^™' "^ Sui  "mi 
i...o..rlaiit  of  the  first  colonial  Governor  of  Connecticut,     lui. 
descendant  ^^  ^^^^^  ^^^  ^^^.^,    ^^^    i,,  the  schools  of  Brooklyn,  at 
Heinze  was  educated  tnoiou^ui^  mhimbia   Collese, 

the  high   school  at   Leipzig    ^'^'^^^^^  ^^' .^''}'^'l,^^^ 
where  he  was  graduated  with  high  honors  m  IBho,  at  i^eipzig 
r'ain!  at  Heidelberg,  and  finaUy  at  the  Columbia  Umversity 
t"«w  ftohool  where  he  was  gi-aduated  m  ib»».  ,  ,,     , 

'^\1  Hetie  then  devoted  himself  to  the  practice  of  th^  ^aw - 
the  New  York  office  of  Messrs.  Wmg,  Shoudy  &  Putmim 
Unon  the  death  of  his  father,  in  1891,  he  found  his  attention 
X  occupied  in  settling  the  affah-s  of  t^^  estat.  -  exe^^^^^ 
Then  he  took  a  trip  half-way  round  the  woxld.  In  ^^^^^^ 
of  liis  travels  he  visited  his  youngest  brother,  P.  A.  Hemze,  at 

Z^dXirrrae^rrfour  years."  Certain  copper 


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\FINE  coiubiuatioa  of  one  of  the  "learned  professions'' 
-  with  practical  business  is  to  be  observed  in  the  career 
of  Arthur  Philip  Heinze,  who  has  attained  success  equally  as  a 
lawyer  and  as  .-ut  investor  in  niincv,  Mr.  Heinze  was  bom  in 
Brooklyn.  >  ,  on  De^  -,  1864.     His  father,  the 

well-known  .-<    ■    i  urk  merchaui,  n-         >:>-..    ^^s  of  Geiman 
bii'th,  a  son  of  a  Lutheran  minister  ;  endant  of  that 

Kaspar  Aquila  who  helped  Luther  Bible  into  Ger- 

man, the  copy  of  the  Bible  whici  .1  to  this  ances- 

tor of  his  in  1547  by  the  nobles  of  Thiu"ingia  >'^>ing  still  in  Mr. 
Heinze's  possession.  His  mother  was,  before  her  marriage, 
Eliza  Marsh  Lacey,  a  native  of  Middletown,  Connecticut,  and  a 
descendant  of  the  first  colonial  Q-overnor  of  Connecticut.  Mr. 
Heinze  was  educated  thorougMy  in  the  schools  of  Brookho^,  at 
the  high  school  at  Leipzig,  Germany,  at  Columbia  ( 
where  he  was  graduated  with  high  honors  in  1885,  at  L  .,. 
again,  at  Heidelberg,  and  finally  at  the  Columbia  Uuiversit- 
Law  School,  where  he  was  gro"'  "^ 

Mr.  Horiize  then  devoted  h  ce  of  the  law  ii 

the  New   York  office   ol  •huudy   &   P 

LTpon  the  death  of  his  I-  found  his  at- 

fully  occu}>itd  in  settling  the  alfau's  of  the  estate  as  execuli. 
Then  he  took  a  trip  half-way  round  the  world.     In  the  ■■'^•'■ 
of  his  travels  he  visited  his  youngest  brother,  F.  A.  Hei 
F^iitte,  Montana,  and  decided  to  join  him  in  the  co^ 
:'idustry.     In  189o  the  brothers  founded  the  Monta 
■  rasing  Company,  and  speedily  became  the  third  : 
{»!'-i>rod\ieing  company  in  the  State,  d'-*^^!'-i  >•'  •^^<  ■ 
Miousand  dollars  in  dividends  in  foi' 


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ARTHUR    PHILIP    HEINZE  167 

companies  in  Boston  then  began  suits  against  it,  and  a  great 
mass  of  litigation,  comprising  more  than  fifty  suits,  was  the 
result.  Many  of  these  are  still  pending.  In  this  litigation  Mr. 
Hemze's  legal  abihties  have  been  of  vast  service  and  profit  to 
his  company,  and  promise  to  safeguard  its  interests  to  the  end. 

Mr.  Heinze  also  conducted  for  some  years  the  financial  part  of 
his  brother's  copper-mining  and  railroad  enterprises  in  British 
Columbia,  where  he  had  built  a  raih-oad  and  a  smelter,  and 
had  received  a  subsidy  of  four  million  acres  of  land  from  the 
Dominion  government.  This  enterprise  was  finally  sold  to  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway.  Mr.  Heinze  then  entered  his  father's 
old  firm.  Otto  Heinze  &  Co.,  wholesale  dry-goods  and  commis- 
sion merchants  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Heinze  has  always  manifested  a  great  fondness  for  music, 
historical  studies,  and  languages.  His  proficience  as  a  linguist 
is  extraordinary,  as  he  has  mastered  no  less  than  seventeen  lan- 
guages, and  speaks  five  with  perfect  fluency.  He  has  taken  ht- 
tle  part  in  pohtical  affairs,  finding  ample  occupation  for  his  time 
and  talents  in  business  and  his  social  and  domestic  interests. 

He  was  married,  on  June  1-i,  1899,  to  Miss  Ruth  Meiklejohn 
Noyes,  the  youngest  daughter  of  John  Noyes,  one  of  the  pioneers 
and  most  respected  citizens  of  Montana.  Their  attractive  home 
is  on  Madison  Avenue,  New  York.  Mr.  Heinze  is  a  member  of 
various  social  organizations  of  high  standing.  The  bulk  of  his 
time  is,  however,  divided  between  his  home  and  his  multifarious 
professional  and  business  duties.  In  the  pursuit  of  the  latter  he 
unquestionably  ranks  among  the  most  successful  men  of  his  age 
in  New  York. 


R  AUGUSTUS  HEINZE 


F  AUGUSTUS  HEINZE'S  ancestry  on  bis  father's  side  is 
.  German,  extending  unbroken  tbrough  a  famous  line  of 
Lutheran  clergymen  for  three  centuries.  Among  them  was  that 
Aquila  who  knew  the  Bible  so  thoroughly  that  Luther  said 
if  all  the  Bibles  were  destroyed  the  book  could  Ije  restored  from 
Aquila's  memory.  Aquila's  Bible,  bearing  Luther's  remark  in 
Luther's  writing  uj^on  its  title-page,  is  still  owned  by  the  family. 
Maternally,  Mr.  Heinze  is  descended  from  Connecticut's  first 
colonial  Governor. 

F.  Augustus  Heinze  was  bom  in  Brooklyn  in  1869.  Educated 
in  the  local  schools  and  in  Columbia  College  School  of  Mines,  he 
was  graduated  as  a  mining  engineer.  Finally  he  went  to  Ger- 
many and  studied  in  the  best  scientific  schools  there.  Return- 
ing to  the  United  States,  he  went  West,  seeking  a  business 
opportunity,  and  settled  at  Butte,  Montana,  in  1890.  He  was  em- 
ployed by  the  Boston  and  Montana  Copper  Mining  Company  as 
a  mining  engineer,  and  acqviired  a  thorough  practical  knowledge 
of  the  mining  and  smelting  business. 

In  1891  he  entered  the  copper-producing  field,  competing  with 
the  great  concerns  which  already  occupied  and  apparently  mo- 
nopolized it.  His  first  operations  were  confined  to  mining  under 
leases,  and  concentrating  ores  so  produced  in  a  mill  located  at 
Meaderville.  Purchasing  this  mill,  he  shortly  thereafter  arranged 
to  erect  a  smelter.  Constraction  was  commenced  on  October 
27, 1892,  and  within  sixty-eight  days  the  works  produced  copper 
matte.  In  1893  he  was  incorporated,  with  several  associates, 
imder  the  name  of  the  "  Montana  Ore  Purchasing  Company." 

This  company,  one  of  the  most  progressive  in  the  enth'e  State 
of  Montana,  has  been  ever  among  the  first  to  adopt  improvements 


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F,  AUGUSTUS  HEINZE 

1^  AUGUSTUS  HEmZE'S  aBcestiy  on  his  father's  side  is 
■  .  (xerman,  extending  unbroken  through  a  famous  line  of 
Lutheran  clergymen  for  three  centurie^.  Among  them  was  that 
Aquila  who  knew  the  Bible  so  thoroughly  that  Luther  said 
if  all  the  Bibles  were  destroyed  the  book  coiild  be  restored  from 
Aquila's  memory.  Aquila's  Biblv',  Iv-^u-ing  Luther's  remark  in 
Luther's  writing  upon  its  title-page,  is  mil  owned  by  the  family. 
Maternally,  Mr,  Heinze  is  descended  fi-om  Cionneeticut's  first 
{•olonial  (.Tovemor. 

F.  Augustus  Heinze  was  bom  ■     '  '  "9.    Educated 

in  the  local  schools  and  in  Colum  i  of  Mines,  he 

was  graduated  as  a  miattig  engineer,  i'mally  he  went  to  Ger- 
many and  studied  in  the  best  scientific  schools  there.  Retium- 
ing  to  tlic  United  States,  he  went  West,  seeking  a  business 
opportnni<  y,  and  settled  at  Butte,  Montana,  in  1890.  He  was  em- 
ployed by  the  Boston  and  Montana  Copper  Mining  Company  as 
a  mining  engineer,  and  acquired  a.  thorough  pi-actical  knowledge 
of  the  mining  and  smelting  Tuivinp^^- 

In  1891  he  entered  the  co;  -  field,  competing  \\dth 

the  great  concerns  which  ajr.-a-.iy  . -vvuiced  and  apparently  mo- 
nopolized  it.  His  first  operations  were  confined  to  miiiiug  under 
leas(>?i,  and  concentrating  ores  so  produced  in  a  mill  located  at 
MeadcuTJlle.  Purchasing  this  mill,  he  shortly  thereafter  arranged 
to  erect  a  smelter.  Constniction  was  commenced  on  October 
27, 1892,  and  within  sixty-eight  days  the  works  produced  copper 
matte.  In  1893  he  was  incoiporated,  with  several  associates, 
\mder  the  name  of  the  "  Montana  Ore  Purchasing  Company." 

This  company,  one  of  the  most  pi'ogressive  in  the  enti>n  State 
of  Montana,  has  been  ever  among  the  first  to  adopt  i  n  t  s 

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F.    AUGUSTUS    HEINZE  169 

in  machinery  and  refining  methods.  The  company  in  1895  em- 
ployed 16,000,000  pounds  of  copper  and  650,000  oxmces  of  silver 
and  paid  32  per  cent,  in  dividends  on  $1,000,000  capitalization' 
Ihe  capital  stock  is  now  $2,500,000,  and  more  than  $5,000  000 
has  been  expended  for  mining  properties  and  improvements 
The  company  owns  some  of  the  most  valuable  copper-mines  in 
the  word,  including  both  the  east  and  west  extensions  of  the 
Anaconda  lode. 

Mr.  Heinze  has  been  active  in  other  locahties,  erecting,  in  1895 
arge  smelting  works  at  Trail,  British  Columbia,  and  connecting 
«ie  same  with  Rossland  by  the  first  railroad  entering  that  town 
He  connected  Trail  with  Robson  by  a  railway  which  comprises 
part  of  the  Columbia  and  Western  Railway  Company.  The  erec- 
tion of  ^s  woi^ks  at  Trail,  and  the  contract  which  he  made  with 
the  Le  Roi  Mmmg  Company  for  smelting  75,000  tons  of  ore 
made  possible  the  development  both  of  the  Le  Roi  Mine  and 
C^^  V  f-J,  ^'"  ^^^^erprises  were  so  important  that  the 
Canadan  Pacific  Railway  Company  purchased  his  entke  inter- 
ests, at  a  veiy  handsome  profit  to  him,  in  1898 

This  transaction  accompHshed,  he  concentrated  attention  on 
his  Butte  mvestments,  where  some  of  the  older  mining  companies 
had  endeavored  to  curtail  his  operations  by  litigation  in  the 
courts  The  most  important  of  these  suits,  however,  have  been 
decided  m  his  favor.  These  litigations  were  among  the  mo't 
important  ever  prosecuted  in  the  mining  industry  of  the  United 
States,  and  since  1897,  when  they  were  inauguiited,  several  of 
he  contesting  companies  have  found  it  necessary  to  ;onsolida?e 
mto  what  IS  known  as  the  "Amalgamated  Copper  Company." 

Mr.  Heinze  has  held  no  political  office,  but  his  personal  nonu 
an  y  and  influence  in  the  State  is  veiy  g^eat.  Although  you  gr 
than  other  promment  mining  magnates  of  Montana,  among 
whom  migh  be  mentioned  Senator  Clark  and  Marcus  halrX^ 
abihty,  mte  lect,  and  youth,  backed  by  the  immense  wealfh  he 
has  acquired  promise  to  soon  raise  him  to  a  position  of  ieater 
prominence  than  that  yet  attained  by  any  one  in  the  State 


JAMES  WILLIAM  HINKLEY 


MANY  men  achieve  success  in  some  one  calling,  and  a  smaller 
number  in  two  or  three.  Those  who  do  so  in  half  a  dozen 
widely  different  pursuits  are  rare,  and  when  found  are  well  worth 
more  than  passing  obsei*vation.  In  the  present  case  success  is  to 
he  recorded  as  an  editor  and  publisher,  as  a  railroad  man,  in  the 
insurance  world,  as  a  manufacturer,  as  a  financier,  and,  j^erhaps 
above  all,  as  a  political  manager. 

James  William  Hinkley,  who  was  born  at  Port  Jackson,  Chn- 
ton  County,  New  York,  comes  fi"om  Puritan  stock,  and  is  in  the 
fifth  generation  of  direct  descent  from  that  Thomas  Hinkley 
who  was  the  tbird  Governor  of  the  Plymouth  Colony,  and  was 
famous  in  the  King  Philip  War  and  other  early  struggles.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Smith  and  Converse  Academy,  near  his 
birthplace,  and  then  was  appointed  a  cadet  at  the  West  Point 
Military  Academy.  At  the  latter  institution  he  received  the 
lil)eral  training,  in  mind  and  body,  for  which  that  government 
school  is  noted,  and  to  which  credit  for  much  of  his  success  in 
hfe  is  to  be  given. 

On  leaving  school  Mr.  Hinkley  entered  the  newspaper  profes- 
sion, and  became  editor  and  owner  of  the  "News-Press"  of 
Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  and  afterward  editor  and  owner  of 
tlie  "  Daily  Graphic  "  of  New  York  city.  His  newspaper  work 
naturally  led  him  into  politics,  and  gave  him  influence  and  power 
in  that  field.  He  was  from  the  first  a  Democrat,  and  his  ability, 
resource,  and  judgment  made  him  a  valuable  counselor  of  that 
party.  He  rose  from  place  to  place  in  the  party  organization, 
initil  he  was  chosen  chairman  of  the  State  Committee  to  succeed 
Edward  Murphy,  Jr.,  United  States  Senator,  and  to  fill  a  place 
that  had  formerly  been  held  by  Daniel  Manning,  Samuel  J.  Til- 


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school  is  noted,  and  to  which  credit  for  much  of  bis  success  in 
hfe  is  to  be  given. 

On  leaving  school  Mr.  Hinkle; 
sion,  and  became  editor  aji '  .    i,;e    -^xp 

Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  u  vardf  editor  ;■; 

the  "Daily  Graphic"  of  New  i'ork  city.     His  newspa,. 
naturally  led  him  into  politics,  and  gave  him  influence  an.  , 
in  that  field.     He  was  from  the  first  a  Democrat,  and  his  ability, 
resoiu'ce,  and  judgment  made  him  a  valuable  counselor  of  that 
party.     He  rose  from  place  to  place  in  the  party  organization, 
until  he  was  chosen  chairman  of  the  State  Committee  to  sucee(  ' 
Edward  Murphy,  Jr.,  United  States  Senator,  and  to  fill  a  r ' 
that  had  formerly  been  held  by  Daniel  Manniv 


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JAMES    WILLIAM    HINKLEY  171 

den,  and  other  Democrats  of  national  reputation.  The  period  of 
his  chau-manship  was  marked  with  many  noteworthy  triumphs 
of  the  party  at  the  polls,  reflecting  the  highest  credit  upon  him 
and  his  lieutenants  for  then-  skill  and  energy  in  political  cam- 
paigning. 

Mr.  Hinkley  is  president  of  the  Poughkeepsie  City  and  Wap- 
pingers  FaUs  Eailway  Company,  and  has  various  other  railroad 
interests,  aU  of  which  he  has  du-ected  with  consummate  skiU 
He  was  president  of  the  Walker  Electric  Company,  which  has 
recently  been  consoUdated  with  the  Westinghouse  Electric  Com- 
pany. He  is  interested  in  other  business  and  manufacturing 
enterprises  of  magnitude,  and  makes  himself  felt  as  force  in  each 
and  all.  He  was  a  close  personal  and  pohtical  friend  of  the  late 
ex-Governor  Roswell  P.  Flower,  and  was  associated  with  him  in 
many  of  his  great  financial  undertakings. 

One  of  his  most  notable  business  connections  at  present  is  that 
with  the  United  States  Casualty  Company  of  this  city.  For 
some  time  he  was  chairman  of  the  executive  committee  of  its 
board  of  du-ectors,  and  in  that  place  his  services  were  dis- 
tmguished  by  soundness  of  judgment  and  du-ectness  of  action 
which  conduced  to  the  great  prosperity  of  the  corporation.  He 
was  then  promoted  to  the  presidency  of  the  company,  and  still 
holds  that  ofiSce  with  great  acceptabihty.  Under  his  lead  the 
company  has  risen  to  a  foremost  place  among  institutions  of  that 
kind,  and  in  the  last  few  years  has  more  than  doubled  its  assets 
and  surplus. 

Mr.  Hinkley  still  makes  his  home  at  Poughkeepsie,  where  he 
has  a  beautiful  mansion  and  spacious  grounds,  commanding  an 
unnvaled  prospect  over  the  Hudson  River  and  surrounding 
country.  He  spends,  however,  much  of  his  time  m  this  city 
and  IS  weU  known  in  its  business,  pohtical,  and  social  life  He 
IS  a  member  of  the  Manhattan  Club,  Lawyers'  Club,  Down-Town 
Business  Men's  Club,  and  other  organizations. 


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EDWARD  H.  HOBBS 

DWARD  H.  HOBBS,  for  many  years  one  of  tlie  represen- 
_.^  tative  lawyers  and  political  leaders  of  Brooklyn,  was  born 
at  Ellenbm-o,  Clinton  County,  New  York,  on  June  5,  1835     His 
father  Benjamin  Hobbs,  was  a  farmer,  a  descendant  of  Josiah 
Hobbs,  who  came  to  New  England  in  1670.     His  mother,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Lucy  Beaman,  was  a  descendant  of  Gamahel 
Beaman,  who  came  from  England  in  1635,  and  was  one  of  the 
members  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Company,  and  a  settler  ot 
Boston     He  was  educated  at  the  district  school  at  Ellenburg, 
and  then  at  the  Franklin  Academy  at  Malone,  New  York,  work- 
ing meantime,  on  his  father's  farm.     He  was  sixteen  years  old 
when  he  went  to  the  Franklin  Academy  and  began  to  prepare 
himseK  for  college.     The  outlook  for  a  college  career  was  not 
brio-ht  for  his  means  were  sorely  hmited ;  but  his  ambition  and 
determination  were  strong,  and  not  to  be  daunted  by  liard  work 
and  lack  of  money.     He  entered  Middlebury  College,  at  Middle- 
bury  Vermont,  and  made  his  way  through  it  in  creditable  fash- 
ion paying  his  own  way,  for  the  most  part,  by  teachmg  school 
and  working  at  various  other  occupations.     Having  thus  got  a 
good  general  education,  he  adopted  the  law  as  his  profession,  and 
be-an  to  prepare  for  the  practice  thereof.     He  entered  the  Al- 
bany Law  School,  an  institution  of  the  highest  rank  m  those 
days,  and  pursued  its  com-se  with  distinction.     Admission  to  the 
bar  and  entry  upon  professional  practice  followed. 

His  college  course  was  interrupted  by  the  Civil  War.  Early 
in  that  struggle  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  Union  army, 
bem-  then  in  his  senior  year  at  Middlebury.  He  served  through- 
out most  of  the  war  m  the  Ai-my  of  the  Potomac,  and  also  in 
North  and  South  Carolina,  and  was  promoted  to  be  heutenant 


EDWAIv 

I  -t :  T.-  .  :r.y)  g^  HOBBS,  for  many  years  one  of  the  represen- 
i  iaw^'ers  and  political  leaders  of  Brooklyn,  was  born 
at  LiicULtjuiii,  Clinton  County,  New  York,  on  June  5,  1835.  His 
father,  Bt  ti jamin  Hobbs,  '.v?:^  ?  farr.or,  a  descendant  of  Josiah 
Hobbs,  who  came  to  Ne*  1670.  His  mother,  whose 
maiden  7iame  was  Lucy  ^  -  '- ■-'■^'ulant  of  Gamahel 
Beaniai^,  who  came  from  Yjv  .  was  one  of  the 
member^  of  the  Massachuseti,-:  i:;ay  Loc;; ; :  ^  ,  and  a  settler  of 
Bo.stor.  Hf  was  educated  at  the  district  school  at  Ellenburg, 
and  t  Franklin  Academy  at  Malono,  New. York,  work- 
ing, V. ,  on  his  father's  farm.     He  was  sixteen  years  old 

wheri  lie  went  to  the  Franklin  Academy  and  began  to  prepare 
hims< 'if  for  college.  The  outlook  for  a  college  career  was  not 
brio  JO  f<^r  his  means  were  sorely  limited;  but  his  ambition  and 
d  ;c»n  were  strong,  and  not  to  be  daunted  by  hard  work 

Ri  ■  money.     He  entered  Middlelmi  ..  College,  at  MiddU- 

burj-,  \  <rinont,  and  made  his  way  tbi  i  creditable  fash- 

ion, p.ividir  his  own  wa^'    t^      . ;  ^^.y  teaching  school 

and  wuikif';?  at  various  Having  thu>.  got  a 

gcxxl  goi..  '^^M.l  education,  ho  adojitijii  Liif  ia.vr  as  his  profession,  and 
btp+u  t"  ■  T.;\re  for  tlie  practice  thereof.  He  entered  the  Al- 
bany ^  >i,  an  institution  of  the  highest  rank  in  those 
('.;•  ^rs  course  with  distinction.  Admission  to  the 
b  Tofessional  practice  followed. 

:s  inton-upted  by  the  Civil  "Wai*.     Early 
V  "^f^A  ;u-  a  private  in  the  Union  arn, 

lahisse  Idlebiu^y.     He  served  thron.   • 

(,•..    .1'  the  wUi   ..  -'^^  T^ii'  Potomac,  aud  fdso  iu 

North  and  South  CaroL  tod  to  be  lieuten." 


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EDWARD     H.    HOBBS  173 

and  adjutant,  and  acting  assistant  adjutant-general.  After  the 
war  be  made  his  home  in  Brooklyn,  and  has  ever  since  been 
identified  with  that  city.  He  began  the  practice  of  law  in  New 
York  city,  and  soon  attained  marked  success,  building  up  a 
large  and  profitable  business.  The  firm  is  now  composed  of 
four  members,  under  the  name  of  Hobbs  &  Gifford.  Mr.  Hobbs 
is  counsel  for  a  number  of  large  industrial  and  manufacturing 
corporations.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Bedford  Bank  of 
Brooklyn. 

For  many  years  there  have  been  few  men  in  Brooklyn  poUtics, 
on  the  Repubhcan  side  of  the  fence,  more  widely  kno'wai  and 
respected  than  "Major"  Hobbs,  as  he  is  familiarly  called.  He 
has  all  his  life  been  a  consistent  and  energetic  Republican,  with 
his  party  loyalty  founded,  not  upon  personal  interest,  but  upon 
intelligent  principle.  He  has  been  a  scholarly  and  eloquent 
advocate  of  the  doctrines  of  that  party,  and  has  contributed 
much  to  its  success  in  campaigns  by  his  effective  speaking.  He 
was  long  a  member  of  the  County  and  State  Republican  com- 
mittees, and  has  been  a  delegate  to  at  least  one  national  con- 
vention and  probably  a  score  or  more  of  State  conventions.  In 
such  places  his  influence  has  been  felt  and  his  services  have 
been  recognized.  He  might  have  had  nominations  and  elections 
to  various  important  public  offices,  had  he  so  chosen;  but  he 
preferred  to  remain  in  private  life,  and,  accordingly,  has  never 
held  any  public  office. 

He  is  a  member  of  various  social  organizations,  including  the 
Union  League  Club  of  Brooklyn,  the  New  England  Society  of 
Brooklyn,  the  Brooklyn  Institute  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  and  the 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Club  of  New  York,  of  which  last-named  he 
is  one  of  the  founders. 

Mr.  Hobbs  was  married  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  in  1868,  to 
Miss  Jidia  Ellen  Buxton.  He  has  one  child,  a  son,  Charles  B. 
Hobbs,  who  is  now  one  of  his  law  partners. 


EUGENE  AUGUSTUS  HOFFMAN 


THE  name  of  Hoffman  is  one  that  has  for  many  generations 
been  conspicuous  in  American  history  for  the  services  of  its 
bearers  to  the  nation  in  various  important  directions.  In  peace 
and  in  war,  in  chui-ch  and  in  state,  the  descendants  of  Martinus 
Hoffman,  who  came  to  this  country  in  1640,  have  made  their 
marks  and  made  them  creditably.  In  the  present  case  we  have 
to  do  with  one  of  the  family  who  has  employed  more  than  ordi- 
nary talents  and  more  than  ordinary  wealth  in  a  siugiilarly 
beneficent  manner  for  the  intellectual  advancement,  the  social 
interest,  and,  above  all,  the  spiritual  elevation  of  his  fellow-citi- 
zens and  fellow-men. 

The  Very  Rev.  Eugene  Augustus  Hoffman,  dean  of  the 
General  Theological  Seminary  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  in  New  York  city,  is  the  son  of  Samuel  Verplanck 
Hoffman,  and  was  bom  in  this  city  on  March  21,  1829.  His 
education  was  acquired  at  the  Columbia  College  Grammar- 
School,  at  Rutgers  College,  and  at  Harvard  University,  the  last- 
named  institution  conferring  upon  him  in  course  the  degrees  of 
B.  A.  and  M.  A.  In  1848  he  entered  as  a  student  the  theologi- 
cal seminary  with  which  he  has  now  long  been  identified  as 
dean,  and  was  graduated  from  it  in  1851.  Shortly  afterward 
he  was  ordained  a  deacon  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
by  Bishop  Doane  of  New  Jersey.  Two  years  of  active  mission 
work  at  Elizabethport,  New  Jersey,  followed,  and  then  he 
became  rector  of  Christ  Church,  Ehzabeth,  New  Jersey.  There 
he  established  one  of  the  first  and  most  successful  free 
churches  in  America,  and  did  notably  good  parish  work.  He 
was  also  able,  at  the  same  time,  to  build  up  self-supporting 
churches    at   Millburn  and   at  Woodbridge,   New  Jersey.      In 


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EUGENE  AUGUSTUS  HOFFMAN 

rpiHS  name  of  Hoffman  is  one  that  has  for  many  generatioT 
X    been  conspicuons  in  American  history  for  the  services  of  i 
bearers  to  the  nation  in  vixrions  important  directions.     In  peac 
and  in  war,  in  chui-ch  and  in  state,  the  descendants  of  Martinus- 
Hoft'ma^i.  who  came  to  ''  imtry  in  1G40,  have  made  their 

Diax'ks  arid  made  them  If>  0<^  present  case  we  havt 

to  do  v"ii)i  one  of  the  famiiy  who  ba-  ■  more  than  ordi- 

nary ta'ents  and  more  than  ordinar,  i  in  a  singniarly 

benetieent  manner  for  the  inteilectnal  advancement,  the  .social 
interest,  and,  above  all,  the  spiritual  elevation  of  his  feUow-citi- 
zens  ,iTid  fellow-men. 

Th-  Very   V  -one   Augusti  .  m,    dean  of  the 

Gentral    Theoi  -..'minary  of    :  estant    Episcopal 

Churcl.  in  New  York  city,  is  the  son  of   Samuel  Vei-jtiancl- 
Hoffman,  and  was  bom  in  this  city  on  March  21,  1829.     Il'r 
ednc.ati^»n  was    acqiiired'  at   the   Columbia   College   Gramnv 
>^  Hutgers  College,  and  at  Harvj^rci  University 

litution  confen'ing  upmii  !■.-■;     ■:  ''onrse  the  • 
B.  A.  uTid  M.  A.     In  1S48  h-  student  -i- 

cal  semiiiary  with  which  L-    .■.-■■ ..yag  been  ^..^■..,..     :  as 

dean,  and  was  graduated  from  it  in  1851.  Shortly  aft  i ward 
he  was  ordained  a  deacon  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
by  Bishop  L)<,ane  of  New  Jersey.  Two  years  of  a-?ixe  mission 
work  at  Elizabetbport,  New  Jersey,  fo]io%ved,  and  then  he 
became  rector  of  Christ  Chiu'ch,  EUzabeth,  New  Jeraey.  There 
he  esfal.iished  one  of:  the  first  and  most  successful  f:-"' 
churcht'S  ia  America,  and  did  notably  good  parish  work,  n 
xvas  also  nhU:\  at  the  same  <iT>^'\  fr.  build  up  self-suppov> 
churches    at   MHlhum  and 


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EUGENE    AUGUSTUS    HOFFMAN  175 

1863  he  went  to  Burlington,  New  Jersey,  as  rector  of  St. 
Mary's  Church.  He  found  that  church  heavily  encumbered 
Avith  debts,  and  with  characteristic  energy  and  ability  he  set  to 
work  to  clear  them  off.  Within  a  year  he  had  not  only  done 
this,  but  had  also  raised  enough  money  to  secure  for  the  church 
the  fine  bells  which  now  occupy  its  stately  spu-e.  Then,  in 
1864,  he  became  rector  of  Grace  Church,  on  Brooklyn  Heights, 
and  remained  there  five  years,  resigning  on  account  of  the  ill 
effect  of  the  strong  air  of  the  Heights  upon  his  health.  His 
next  charge,  from  1869  to  1879,  was  the  parish  of  St.  Mark's 
in  Philadelphia,  where  he  estabhshed  the  first  Workingmen's 
Club  in  an  American  church,  and  did  other  valuable  work. 

After  twice  declining  the  nomination.  Dr.  Hoffman  was  in 
1879  elected  dean  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary.  That 
institution  was  then  in  straitened  circumstances,  and  needed 
wise  direction  and  financial  aid  to  save  it  fi*om  disastrous  de- 
cline. It  received  both  from  its  new  head.  Dr.  Hoffman's 
administrative  ability,  his  devotion  and  energy,  and  the  munifi- 
cence of  himself  and  his  family  soon  made  it  a  far  stronger  school 
than  its  projectors  had  ever  ventured  to  expect.  A  great  group 
of  fine  new  buildings,  improved  grounds,  new  professorships, 
and  rich  endowments  are  among  the  fruits  of  his  labors  at 
Chelsea  Square. 

Dr.  Hoffman  is  a  member  of  the  boards  of  nimierous  religious 
and  charitable  organizations,  a  member  of  most  of  the  learned 
societies  of  New  York,  and  of  the  Century  and  some  other  lead- 
ing clubs.  He  has  represented  the  Diocese  of  New  York  at  the 
last  seven  General  Conventions  of  the  church.  He  has  received 
the  degree  of  D.  D.  from  Rutgers  College,  Racine  College,  the 
General  Theological  Seminaiy,  Columbia  College,  Trinity  Col- 
lege, and  the  University  of  Oxford,  that  of  LL.  D.  from  King's 
College,  Nova  Scotia,  and  that  of  D.  C.  L.  from  the  University 
of  the  South  and  from  Trinity  University,  Toronto.  He  has 
written  a  number  of  books  on  religious  and  ecclesiastical  themes. 
He  is  married  to  Mary  Crooke  Elmendorf,  and  has  living  one 
son  and  three  daughters. 


F.  C.  HOLLINS 


FC.  HOLLINS  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  but  has  been  a  resi- 
•  dent  of  New  York  since  boyhood.  At  the  age  of  seven- 
teen he  entered  the  agency  of  the  Bank  of  British  North  America 
in  New  York,  where  he  rose  to  the  position  of  assistant  cashier. 
At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  took  charge  of  the  Coles  estate  in 
Jersey  City,  and  sold  for  that  estate  to  the  Erie  and  Morris  and 
Essex  Railroad  companies  a  large  part  of  the  dock  and  terminal 
properties  now  occupied  by  them.  He  served  for  two  years  as  a 
director  in  the  Board  of  Education  in  Jersey  City.  Upon  his 
retu'ement  he  received  a  testimonial  from  the  taxpayers  for  his 
devotion  to  their  interests.  In  1879  he  became  a  junior  partner 
in  the  banking  and  brokerage  firm  of  H.  B.  Hollins  &  Co., 
of  New  York.  In  1886  he  organized  the  present  bankuig  and 
brokerage  house  of  F.  C.  HolUns  &  Co. 

In  1886  Mr.  HoUins  became  a  chrector  of  the  Lake  Erie  and 
Western  Railway  Company,  and  afterward  was  appointed  chair- 
man of  the  stock-holders'  committee  of  reorganization.  He  car- 
ried his  plans  through  and  secured  the  road  for  the  stock-holders. 
He  was  also  a  director  in  the  Peoria,  Decatur  and  Evansville  Rail- 
way Company,  and,  as  one  of  the  executive  committee,  sold  the 
road  to  Columbus  C.  Baldwin  and  the  Hanover  Bank  interests 
of  New  York,  whereby  George  I.  Seney,  who  had  become  finan- 
cially embarrassed,  was  enabled  to  pay  off  his  indebtedness.  He 
was  also  a  director  in  the  St.  Louis,  Alton  and  Terre  Haute  Rail- 
way Company  for  three  years,  during  which  time  the  common 
stock  appreciated  in  value  from  fifteen  to  eighty-five  dollars  per 
share.  In  1886  and  1887  he  furnished  the  money  for  the  comple- 
tion of  a  large  portion  of  the  Toledo,  Ann  Arbor  and  Noi'th  Mich- 
igan and  the  Detroit,  Bay  City  and  Alpena  (now  the  Detroit  and 


F 


C.  HOLLINS  was  L..^^  '  '  .    '^^^^^  lias  been  ?>  re- 

_.  dot!  <  oi:  New  York  since  boyhood, 
teen  b-  -  utered  the  agency  of  the  Bank  of  1....;  ^.  -^.   ■  - — - 
inN.  V   York,  where  he  rose  to  the  position  of  assistant  cash  •  v. 
At  tin- age  of  twentv-o>  -k  charge  of  H     '"         ^~^ 

Jf-r:  -y  City,  and  sold  f <  ■■  ' ''^  ^^  ^^^^  Er 

Ess=  y  Raikoad  companies  a  laiv 

pr.  j=.-rties  now  occupied  by  them.     -.-.^  -•■ 

dir.  ,tor  in  the  Board  of  Education  in  Jf-^ey  Cit.  m.s 

iv-nvement  he  received  a  testimonial  from  tiie  taxpu^v.,.^  ..-r  his 
devotion  to  tbrir  intcrosts.  In  1879  he  became  a  iunior  partner 
in   the  ba  okerage  firm  of  '^■; 

oi  New  \'oiK.     X .         ■■  1-^  organized  the  ^  '-■- 

brokerage  house  of  Ihns  «fe  Co.  ,   ,     ^   ,     -r,  .         . 

ft,  1886  Mr  Hollms  Decame  a  director  of  the  Lake  Ene  and 
W-stern  Railway  Company,  and  aft,erwarrl  was  appointed  chair- 
man of  the  stock-holders'  comm i :  -nization.  He  car- 
ried his  plans  thro... V,  n.d  .o.u.-  .the  stock-holders. 

■r-T  1     _  j;».-.  .j\ansvilie 

He  was  also  a  dire^ 

way  Company,  auo,  .  "'-j -  .o..nnttee,_solu 

road  to  Columbus  C.  :  >^e  Hanover  Bank  mterest. 

of  Kew  York,  whereby  <  ..oig.  i.  «euey,  who  had  become    — 
cially  embarrassed,  was  enabled  to  pay  off  his  indebtedness, 
was  also  a  dii-ector  in  the  St.  Louis,  Alton  andTen-e^Haute  Kai. 
way  Company  for  three  years,  during  which  tune  the  commc 
«tock  appreciated  in  value  from  fifteen  to  eighty-five  dollars  p.. 
share     In  1886  and  1  S>^1  he  furnished  the  money  for  the  compk- 
'tion  of  a  large  poitinn  ■  .f  '  h,  Toledo,  Ann  Arbor  and  North  Mid 
n..-,n  and  th^  Detroit,  <  ^  Ipe^a  (now  the  P  • 


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c-^t^ 


F.    C.    HOLLINS  177 

Mackinac)  railways.   In  1887  and  1888  he  built  the  St.  Louis  and 
Chicago  and  the  Litchfield  and  St.  Louis  railways  in  Ilhnois.     In 
1888  he  also  purchased  and  completed  the  Central  Missouri  and 
the  Cleveland,  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City  raih-oads,  then  in  course 
of  construction,  and  sold  the  two  roads  to  a  syndicate  of  contrac- 
tors.    The  contractors  were  unable   to   carry  out  their   plans 
and  Mr.  HoUins  joined  with  others  and  bought  the  properties' 
Mr.  HoUins  was  elected  president  of  the  roads,  and  was  in  1891 
successful  in  seUing  them  to  the  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas 
and  the  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Eastern  Railway  companies      In 
1889  the  president  of  the  St.  Louis  and  Chicago  Railway,  and 
outside  speculations  of  his  partner,  involved  the  firm  in  some 
financial  difficulties.    Mr.  Holhns  immediatelv  dissolved  the  firm 
assumed  aU  the  habihties  individuaUy,  both  of  the  firm  and  of  his 
partner,  who  died  shortly  after,  and  paid  every  creditor  in  full 
besides  taking  up  two  hundred   thousand  dollars  of  St  Louis 
and    Chicago  Railway  bonds  sold  to  him   by  the  president  of 
that  road,  which  were  afterward  claimed  to  have  been  an  over- 
issue.   In  1894  Mr.  Hollins  again  became  active  in  business    He 
was  one  of  the  committee  which  reorganized  the  Indianapolis, 
Decatur  and  Spnngfield  Railway  Company,  after  which  the  road 
was  sold  to  the  Cmcinnati,  Hamilton  and  Dayton  Railway  Com- 
pany.    In  1897  he  was  appointed  chairman  of  the  stock-hold- 
ers committee  of  reorganization  of  Peck  Brothers  &  Co.  of  New 
Haven,  and  saved  the  property  to  the  stock-holders.     In  1898  he 
was  active  in  the  consohdation  of  the  Meriden  Britannia  Com- 


pany  with  fourteen  other  silver  and  silver-plate  companies,  under 
the  name  of  the  International  Silver  Company,  and  became  the 
largest  subscriber  to  the  pm-chase  of  the  bonds  of  that  company 
Since  that  time,  he  has  been  engaged  in  several  other  large  en- 
terprises mcluding  the  purchase  of  the  Consohdated  Railway 
Llectric  Lighting  and  Equipment  Company. 


HARRY  BOWLEY  HOLLINS 


HABRY  BOWLEY  HOLLINS  is  of  English  ancestry.  His 
father,  Frank  HolHns,  was  a  son  of  Wilham  Holhns,  who 
came  from  Newcastle-under-Lyme,  Staffordshire,  England,  and 
settled  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  in  1795,  and,  with  his  brother 
John,  founded  a  counting-house  in  that  city.  Frank  Hollins 
married  Ehzabeth  Coles,  a  descendant  of  Robert  Coles,  who  set- 
tled at  Roxbury,  Massachusetts,  in  1630.  The  Coles  family  in 
1700  removed  to  Long  Island,  and  a  branch  of  them  settled  at 
Dosoris  —  now  Glen  Cove.  John  B.  Coles,  a  great-grandfather  of 
Mr.  Hollins,  was  a  prominent  merchant  of  New  York  city,  and 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  original  Tontine  Association. 

Harry  Bowley  Hollins  was  born  in  New  York  city  on  Septem- 
ber 5, 1854,  and  was  educated  in  local  schools  and  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  the  City  of  New  York,  now  New  York  University.  His 
inchnations  were  strongly  turned  toward  financial  operations, 
and  on  beginning  business  life  he  first  sought  a  clerkship  in  the 
house  of  Levi  P.  Morton  &  Co.  That  was  in  1870.  Next  he 
was  a  clerk  in  the  house  of  D.  P.  Morgan  &  Co.  In  1872  he 
became  cashier  for  Oakley  &  Co.,  and  in  1873  cashier  for  John  D. 
Prince  &  Co.  In  1874  he  made  a  trip  around  the  world,  and  in 
1875  he  started  in  business  on  his  own  account. 

At  that  time  Mr.  Hollins  organized  the  insurance  brokerage 
fii-m  of  Grundy,  Holhns  &  Martin,  at  No.  28  Pine  Street.  Two 
years  later,  in  1877,  he  fonned  the  firm  of  H.  B.  Hollins,  stock- 
brokers. Finally,  in  1878,  he  founded  the  firm  of  H.  B.  Hollins 
&  Co.,  bankers  and  brokers,  at  No.  74  Broadway,  with  whom 
he  is  still  identified.  This  firm  from  the  time  of  its  organization 
transacted  the  bulk  of  the  Vanderbilts'  operations  on  Wall 
Street,  until  they  discontinued  their  dealings  there.    Mr.  Holhns 

178 


ft^.:^ 


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HABRYBOWi                                               '■  :        -"      His 
f;if,])er,  Pra-nl  .vlio 

canii                            ulc-un,uoi-L\iiie, 
settl<                          '6,  Mcuyland,  in  j 
Joliii,  founded  a  countiug- house  in  that  cit;, 
ma  n-ied  Elizabeth  Coles,  a  descendant     ■  ''-^'^  ;..  ^.^x,o,  »yu..-  .^-l- 
tletl  at  Roxbmy,  Massachns<-tts,  in  1                 -^  Coles  family  in 
17^)  removed  to  Long  Island,  and  a  braiui. 
l>-  '.soris  —  now  Glen  Cove.    John  B.  Coles,  a  gi 
Mr.  HoILins,  was  a  prominent  merchant  of  New  : 
.was  one  of  the  fotmders  of  the  original  Tontine  As:.   .. .  . 

Harry  Bowley  Holhns  was  bom  in  New  York  city  on  Septem- 
ber 5, 1854,  and  wa-  '    '       local  schools  and  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  the  City  oi  >w  New  YorV  TJ-niversity.     15 is 
inclinations  were  stroi'  d  to  war' 
and  (1^  ^.■-Liniiing  busiii-                .■  first  su 

hous*  p.  Morton  &  Co.     T'  a  1870.     Next  he 

was  a  ci  '■■     '    •-•-  -■<'  f'   ■<■  .  ^t  Co.     Ir    ■'-''"■''  '  - 

became  c.'i  73  cashier  fo 

Prince  &  Co.     iu  -_■  uround  the  ■ 

1875  he  started  in  ■  u  account. 

At  that  time  Mr.  HoUius  organized  the  insurance  brokerage 
firm  of  Grnmdy,  Hollins  &  Martin,  at  No.  28  Pine  Street.  Two 
years  later,  iu  1877,  he  foi-med  the  firm  of  H.  B.  Holhns,  stock 
brokers.  Finally,  in  1878,  he  foimded  the  firm  of  " 
&  Co.,  bankers  and  brokers,  at  No.  74  Broadwa;, 
he  is  still  identified.  This  firm  from  the  time  of  its  organizai  u 
transacted  the  bulk  of  the  Vanderbilts'  operations  on  ^^a!I 
Street,  until  they  discontinued  their  dealings  there.    ISlv.  Holhns 


".^^^   lls^ 


^^ 


HAKEY    BOAVLEY    HOLLINS  179 

was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Knickerbocker  Trust  Company 
which  was  organized  in  1884  with  a  capital  of  $300,000.     In  1886 
his  to  acquired  control  of  the  Central  Eailroad  and  Banking 
Company  of  Georgia,  of  which  Mr.  Hollins  was  thereupon  elected 
vjce-president,  and  also  of  the  ferries  afterward  operated  by  the 
Metropolitan  Ferry  Company  of   New  York.      The   firm   was 
the  first    o  engage  in  industrial  enterprises,  and  also  to  become 
interested  m  international  financial  institutions.      In  1888  it 
oi'ganized  a  syndicate  which  purchased  control  of  the  Banco 
Hipotecanode  Mexico,  and  founded  the  International  Mortgage 
Bank  of   Mexico,  of  which  Mr.  Hollins  is  now  vice-presidlit 
m  that  year  the  firm  also  acquired  control  of  all  the  gas-hght 
companies  m  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  and  consolidated  them  under 
the  name  o    the  Laclede  Gas  Light  Company.     It  also  acted  as 
bankers  m  the  organization  of  the  United  States  Rubber  Com- 
pany, financed  the  electrical  equipment  of  the  Brooklyn  City 
Railroad   Company,  and   organized   the   Long  Island  Traction 
Company  and  the  Brooklyn,  Queens  County  and  Suburban  Rail- 
road Company  which  companies  now  form  part  of  the  Brooklyn 
Rapid   Transit   Corporation.     It   financed   the  following  telry 
companies,  of  which  it  obtained  control :  the  Twenty-third  Street 
Ferry  Company  the^Union  Ferry  Company,  the  Hoboken  Fe^y 

the  East  River  Gas  Company,  which  has  its  plant  at  Ravens- 
wood,  borough  o    Queens,  and  supplies  gas  to  Manhattan  iZnd 
through  a  tunnel  under  the  East  River.     It  was  the  first  New 
York  bankmg  house  to  enter  Havana,  Cuba,  after  the  war,  having 
m  1899  organized  the  Havana  Commercial  Company 
.>.     M^^"r'  f  connected  with  the  Brooklyn  Ferry  Company 
the   New  Amsterdam  Gas  Company,  the  Fort  Worth  and  rS 
Grande  Railway,  the  International  Mortgage  Bank  of  Mexico, 
the  Laclede  Gas  Company  of  St.  Louis,  the  Plaza  Bank  of  New 
York,  the  Knickerbocker  Trust  Company,  and   other  corporl 
tions^    He  is  a  member  of  the  Union,  Metropolitan,  Racquet 
and  Kmckerbocker  clubs  of  New  York,  and  the  South  Side  Cub 
of  Long   Island.      He  married,  in  1877,  Miss  Evelina  Kn^inT) 
daughter  of  WOliam  K.  and  Maria  M  Kmipp,  and  grandda^^r; 
of  Sheppard  Knapp  and  Abraham  Meserole.     They  have  four 
sons  and  one  daughter.  ^ 


JOHN  HONE 


i   Ustory  oJ  th.  co-t^  '^,;   Xerica  came  from  Ger- 
The  founder  of  the  foimei  laimly  descendants,  the 

many  and  settled  m  New  Yoik     ""«  °'  "^  ^  ^^  „{  t,,e 

g, ,aL-nc«atta.  of  f «  P^L  &  S  -,  I^d  anothe,  was  that 
noted  auction  house  of  John  Hone  *  »o     ,  ^^.^ 

Philip  Hone  -^--7-f  of  tr  P^lt  suhjeet  wL  John 
city  ever  had.  Jl^^  \^*;^^^^^^        Ld  a  successful  lawyer  of 

::irrtr^:^-rtr:u^^ 

,^  "opening"  ^'^f^'^J^^^^^ZTZfl^  ^^  city  on  De- 
Of  such  P--'X  was  eSel  at  the  well-known  Chariier 
cember  14,  l»i4-     ^^  ^^'^^  Pnlmnbia  College  m  1861. 

Institute  in  this  city,  -^  J"'^^^^'',:  .";:Xe^  aM  on  May 
But  the  call  »»  P^'t^'f  "„  tt  ™h;  seMce  of  fhe  nation  as  a 
9^^  mrv^   he  was  mustered  into  tne  seiviuc  ^allp-i 

•    V.'irthl  New  York  Seventh  Regiment.     He  was  called 
private  m  the  Wew   10  g^onewall  Jackson's  raid  m  the 

into  active  service  at  the  time  o    ^^^n  mustered 

Shenandoah  Valley,  and  then,  m  S^P^^^/^^'/^    J^^.^^^^  colle^^e 

out  and  returned  to  <^o^^l^' ^t:;:'^:ZX^l^^  with  the 
for  the  army,  m  June,  1863,  when  i^^  J^  ^.^iment  was  recalled 
Seventh  Regiment.  A  ^ -  w-k^  1^^^^^^^^^  tS  rahsences  from 
to  this  city  to  fPPf  f  ^^^\^^"[*/;'e,  dent  of  Columbia,  and 

college  -re   Xe^^^^^^^^^^^^  with  Columbia  a.id 

accordingly  Mr.  Hone  seveiedn^^^^  .^  ^^^  ^^^^  ^^_ 

was  not  graduated.     But  the  ^^^J"     ^^  ^       -^^       i^im,  in 

come-vindicated  his  record  many  >eais  later  Dy^iv    « 


"^^'/t 


r^^^- 


rrriERE  are  no  names  -^ove^^-^^"^'^ ''tl^t'  '^^  ''' 
1    history  of  this  country  than  those  of  Hone  ai 
JL    history  oi  n_^„„  faxnily  in  America  came  ti 

The  founder  of  ^^^^^^^'J  ^^^  One  of  his  descendants,  the 
Biany  and  settled  m  Nc^    ■  c  v.     J  ^^^  ^^^  ^^^^^^  ^^^ 

gi-eat-grandfather  of  t  ^^^  ^^^  ^^^^^^^  ^^^  that 

noted  auction  house. 01  ..>...^^  ^'Voc'nT.P  of  the  best  mayors  this 
^^^or^J^o^^r^^o^^^^^^  was  John 

Srrc— «  al™...  ana  a  --sM  >a^«  :'. 

this  city,  while  his  mother  wa.  .'ommanded  a 

that  Commodore  Matthew  Cal.  .    ,^, 

;^ach-on  in  the  Mexican  War  and  afterward  wou 

0^  '^  opening"  Japan  to  ^-^^^^^^l^\^^^  J, is  city  on  De- 

i;S^r^"''-city^ande^^^^^^^ 

Bat  the                  'notismledl  ,f  Ve  nation  as  a 

25,  1862,  L;-  .nnent.     He  was  called 

private  in  t.  ;^^  Jackson's  raid  in  the 

into  active  servict  ai  ,^^^  ^gg2^  ^as  mustered 

Shenandoah  Valley, ::  ,     '    ,     forsook  college 

™t  au.l  reto^ed  to  -"^l^-jr^enUo  t^'e  «'-'  with  the 
lor  the  at-my,  i"  J"™  1863,  whe.i  be  we  ^^^.^^^^ 

Seventh  Kegiment.  ^  ^^^^If^^Kots  These  absences  from 
to  this  city  to  ^'■PP'-^f  *\°™hl  mtsident  of  Columbia,  and 
college  were  objected  to  ^J  '^^^^P^'^t^^  „Tth  Columbia  and 
accordingly  m^  Hone  ^veredta^on™^^^^  ^^^^  ^^ 

was  not  gi'aduated.  But  the  ™»™'  >  ut»r  bv  wine  him  . 
come -vindicated  his  record  many  years  later  by  givrog 


JOHN    HONE  181 

June,  1894,  the  A.  B.  degree,  which,  but  for  his  patriotism,  he 
would  have  taken  in  1865. 

After  leaving  college,  Mr.  Hone  entered  a  banking-house  in 
New  York,  and  then  transferred  his  ser\'ices  to  the  house  of 
August  Belmont  &  Co.,  where  he  remained  imtil  January  1, 1869. 
At  that  date  he  opened  the  house  of  Hone  &  Nicholas,  of  whicli 
he  was  the  head.  It  had  a  successful  career  until  1876  when  it 
went  into  liquidation.  In  1877  Mr.  Hone  became  a  member  of 
the  Stock  Exchange,  and  junior  partner  of  the  &m  of  SmaUey 
&  Hone.  This  connection  lasted  until  1881,  since  which  time 
he  has  been  in  business  alone. 

Mr.  Hone  has  been  a  member  of  the  governing  committee  of 
the  Stock  Exchange,  and  was  for  two  years  vice-president  of 
the  Exchange,  in  1890-91.  He  is  a  director  of  the  EvansviUe 
and  Terre  Haute  and  of  the  EvansviUe  and  Indianapohs  raih-oad 
companies,  and  has  been  treasm-er  and  a  manager  of  the  Man- 
hattan Club. 

Mr.  Hone  has  taken  some  interest  in  political  matters,  thouo-h 
he  has  held  no  pubhc  office.  He  was  a  member  of  the  New 
Jersey  Democratic  State  Committee  for  three  terms,  twice  a  del- 
egate to  the  New  Jersey  Democratic  State  Convention,  and  in 
1892  he  was  a  delegate  at  large  from  New  Jersey  to  the  Demo- 
cratic National  Convention. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan  Club,  the  Manhattan 
Club,  the  Larchmont  Yacht  Club,  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution 
the  Sons  of  the  War  of  1812,  and  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Ee- 
pubhc.  He  has  been  a  member  also  of  the  Union,  Knicker- 
bocker, and  New  York  Yacht  clubs. 


WILLIAM  BUTLER  HORNBLOWER 

rr^nv  first  American  member  of  the  Horublower  family  was 
Tjosfah  Ho"  blower,  an  eminent  Englisb  civrl  <^^^^^: 

17b—,  Nt  Jersey,  and  tbere  -^^  ^^T^Zl 
steam-engine  in  Amenoa.     He  was  a  eapt^m  m 

and  In<Uan  War,  a  vigorous  patriot  ™ '^J  «;™7"j,,^  je,sey 
after  he  was  Speaker  of  tl^^  I'"""' House  of  the  JN  y_ 

Legislatm-e,  a  State  Senator,  a  membe  »£  Cong'ef ,  ^j^  ^„„, 
tie!  of  the  Court  of  Common  P'^:'JlJ^Z£l^l:  He  was  L 
Joseph  C.  H°7"°-«-7„^4\S7L'L'ofthe  State  of  New 

Hornblower   was  a  P™— Pre^byteuan  cle^^y  ^^^ 

rn-y^etr;:!  U  professor  »  -  -^ogieal^B— - 
tttrSefSlS'crn^t:  a^oman  of  Puritan 

ancestry.  second  son  of  this  last-named 

William  Butler  Homblower,  the  secona  so 

couple,  was  born  at  ^f -"7'  ^fp/;^.  q^^^^^^^^^  then 

educated  at  the  Collegiate  Schoo  ^^  J^^f  ^^^^^^^^  at  th;  Law 
at  Princeton,  where  he  was  g^'^f  ^^^^^;^^f;';J^l^  in  1875. 
School  of  Columbia  College,  f^'?'^^T^l,^^^^^^^^  spent  two 
Between  leaving  Princeton  and  entermg  Cohimbia  n     p 


^^...^-tr^fcv-^^- 


^j  (ii^m^ 


WILLIAM  BUTLER  HOKNBLOWER 

ri^HF  ii'st   4^erican  member  of  the  Hornblower  family  wa.^ 

T   llivt  H^^blower,  an  eminent  English  cx^.l  -^^ 

7.1      .vouest  of  Colonel  John  Schnyler,  came  to  thib  couii 

at  the  ;;^^^«^y^  ^^,^,^„^  ,^,^  ,,,,3,a^pr  "of  some  copper-mine^ 

try  111  I'o^-     ^^  ''      ■  -  ;]ie  fixst  stationar;. 

at  Btaieville,  Ne^^  .^  .^  ^j^^  j^renc 

steam-engine  m  -v  evolution.     There- 

urxi  Indian  War,  a  vi  ^^,  ^^^  New  Jersey 

arwr  he  was  Sp.  ,! V ^i^mbe^ "^^  Congress,  and  a  ju. 

»r<^^  of  Common  Pie.  i.^-^^    ^-- 
,.seph  C^  Ho,.blower,..s  «^^^^^  ^^  ^^^ 

Presidential  Eh^c^o^n    82  ,    h^et^^^^^^  Convention  of 

Is^pi  f-o^rirrit  Princeton  m  IB^^^^^-p^—  f, 

L  ^r^  Republican  f  J^jo^;;;^^--^  ^J^  S^tn- 

the  Ne.    ^   -  -  -^l-'toral  Colk^t  ^.^.^^  ^^^^^ 

ders  ot  ^^  "*  ®  '  .■,-gymau,  a  mis- 

Hornbluvv.  -  jsj^^    Jersey,   ^'    ' 

sionary,,pub  ,  ,,^.  Theological  Seminu 

twenty-sev:  ^^^^^^^   ^^^^^^     jj^   ^^^arr: 

ttbMf  Bute  or  «„mold,  <;«uuectic,.u„  a  woman  of  Pur. 


^  WiuL  Butler  Hornblower,  the  secoud  sonot  *!«- 

^.S:rorciuo.l».C.,a!ege  whe^bewas^^^^^^ 
Between  leaving  Princeton  and  entenn«  v..oi 


^tV-z^^j^l^ 


WILLIAM    BUTLEK    HOBNBLOWER  183 

years  in  literary  studies.  In  1875  he  was  admitted  to  practise 
law  at  the  bar  of  New  York,  and  became  connected  with  the 
firm  of  Carter  &  Eaton,  with  which  he  remained  until  1888. 
In  that  year  he  formed  the  new  firm  of  Hornblower  &  Bj^rne, 
which  later  became  Hornblower,  Byrne  &  Taylor. 

Mr.  Hornblower  has  long  been  one  of  the  most  successful 
lawyers  of  New  York.  Since  1880  he  has  been  counsel  for 
the  New  York  Life  Insurance  Company.  He  was  counsel  for 
the  receiver  in  the  famous  Grant  &  Ward  bankruptcy  cases, 
and  has  made  a  specialty  of  bankruptcy  cases  and  insurance 
suits.  His  practice  in  the  federal  courts  has  been  extensive, 
and  among  the  cases  in  which  he  has  appeared  may  be  named 
the  Virginia  bond  controversy,  and  railroad  bond  cases  of  the 
city  of  New  Orleans. 

Mr.  Hornblower  has  long  taken  an  active  interest  in  politics 
as  an  independent  Democrat.  He  has  on  more  than  one  occa- 
sion been  among  the  foremost  leaders  of  his  party  in  this  State, 
especially  during  the  administrations  of  President  Cleveland,  of 
whom  he  was  an  earnest  supporter.  He  also  took  a  prominent 
part  in  the  sound-money  campaign  in  1896.  He  has  often  been 
suggested  as  a  fitting  candidate  for  ofiice,  and  in  1893  was  nomi- 
nated by  President  Cleveland  for  a  place  on  the  bench  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  the  United  States.  His  fitness  for  the  place  was 
i;niversally  conceded,  but  his  independence  in  pohtics  had  dis- 
pleased some  pax'ty  leaders,  and  his  nomination  was  not  con- 
finned. 

He  married,  in  1882,  Miss  Susan  C.  Sanford  of  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  a  woman  of  Puritan  descent,  who  died  in  1886, 
leaving  him  three  children.  In  1894  he  mamed  Mrs.  Emily 
Sanford  Nelson,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife  and  widow  of  Colonel 
A.  D.  Nelson,  U.  S.  A.  His  home  in  this  city  is  on  Madison 
Avenue,  and  his  summer  home  is  Penrhyn,  Southampton,  Long 
Island.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan  Club  and  the 
Bar  Association,  and  of  various  other  social  and  professional 
organizations. 


HENRY  ELIAS  ROWLAND 


THE  last  survivor  of  tlie  historic  company  that  came  to  the 
New  World  in  the  Mayflower  was  John  Howland,  who 
died  at  a  great  age,  after  a  life  full  of  heroism  and  adventure. 
He  married  Ehzabeth  TUley,  also  a  Mayflower  Pilgrim,  and  they 
had  a  large  family,  which  spread  into  the  various  New  England 
States  and  New  York. 

Henry  Elias  Howland  comes  of  the  New  England  branch  of 
the  family,  and  is  a  lineal  descendant,  in  the  seventh  generation, 
from  John  Howland  of  Plymouth  Colony.  His  great-grand- 
father was  the  Rev.  John  Howland,  who  was  for  nearly  sixty 
years  a  famous  Congregational  clergyman  in  the  town  of  Carver, 
Massachusetts.  Judge  Howland's  parents  were  Aaron  Prentice 
Howland  and  Huldah  Burke,  who  also  came  of  a  family  dis- 
tinguished in  New  England  annals.  Edmimd  Bm-ke  of  New 
Hampshire,  member  of  Congress  for  many  years,  and  Commis- 
sioner of  Patents  under  Presidents  Pierce  and  Buchanan,  was  a 
near  relative. 

Henry  Ehas  Howland  was  bom  at  Walpole,  New  Hampshii*e, 
in  1835.  He  was  prepared  for  college  at  the  Kimball  Union 
Academy,  Meriden,  New  Hampshire,  and  entered  Yale  College, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1854.  He  took  a  course  in  the 
Harvard  Law  School,  receiving  his  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1857. 
After  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  came  to  New  York  city  and 
began  to  practise  law,  which  he  has  continued  uninteiTuptedly, 
except  for  a  short  period  in  1873,  when  he  was  appointed  to  fill 
an  unexpired  term  on  the  bench  of  the  marine  court. 

As  a  practitioner  he  has  had  an  extraordinary  success,  and  he 
has  established  a  high  reputation  as  a  speaker,  both  in  com't  and 
in  political  meetings.      He  is  a  hfelong  Republican,  and  has 

184 


^^^^  i^y   ^ A^->r7f%^cc 


p)iS<^^>^,@. 


THE  last  sn--^—  -  :  ,^.    ,..,-,..,... 
New  Wf'  le  Mayflower 

died  at  a  great  age,  alter  a  life  full  ol  heroisni  aucl  adventme. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Tilley,  also  a  Mayflou-er  Pilgrim,  and  they 
had  a  large  family,  which  s})read  into  the  various  '  1  .ml 

States  and  New  York.    . 

Henry  EUas  Howland  comes  of  the  New  Engla 
the  fr     ■'  1  is  a  lineal  descendant,  in  the  s- 

from  owland   of  Plymouth  Colony . 

fa  the  liy  isisty 

years  .  i_ .    ^.  ,^  _,.  _>f  Carver, 

Massachusetts.     Judge  Howland's  parents  were  Aaron  Prentice 

Howland  and  Hul^^  '^  '^' '- '        '      came  of   ■  ^  ■  -i--  jig. 

tinguished  in  Nev  mund  B  Niew 

Hampshire,  member  of  Congress  for  uiaay  years, 
sioner  of  T';it.^nts  under  Presidents  Pierce  and  Bu 
near  relu' 

Henry  L-  .-■■   ■  .    -r 

in  1835.     He  t  the  E 

Academy,  MenutLi,  .'«i.m  i.^  j,.ud  ent       '  icgc*, 

from  which  he  was  gradual*  -:.     He  tc  the 

Harvard  Law  School,  receiving  his  degree  o 
After  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  came  to  Nc    .....  ,. ,.,   ..^^t 
began  to  practise  law,  which  he  has  continued  uninteiTuptedly, 
except  for  a  short  period  in  1873,  when  he  was  apj       ' 
an  unexpired  term  on  the  bench  of  the  marine  cou: 

As  a  practitioner  he  has  had  an  exti'aordinar^^  success,  and  he 
has  established  a  high  reputation  as  a  speaker,  both  in  court  and 
in  political  meetings.      He  is  a  hfelong  Republican,  and  ha? 

184 


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HENKY    ELIAS    HOWLAND  185 

been  active  in  municipal  politics.  He  was  an  alderman  of  the 
city  m  1875  and  187(i,  president  of  the  Municipal  Department  of 
Taxes  m  1880,  under  Mayor  Cooper,  and  has  been  the  party 
nommee  for  judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  and  for  the 
bench  of  the  Supreme  Court.  He  is  president  of  the  Society 
for  the  ReMef  of  the  Destitute  Blind,  president  of  the  board  of 
the  Manhattan  State  Hospital  of  New  York,  and  a  member  of 
the  corporation  of  Yale  University. 

Judge  Howland  is  a  member  of  the  Metropohtan,  the  Centm-y, 
the  Union  League,  the  University,  the  Players',  the  Repubhcan, 
and  the  Shmnecock  Hills  Golf  clubs,  and  the  New  York  State 
Bar  Association.  He  is  secretary  of  the  Jekyl  Island  Club 
secretary  of  the  Centuiy  Association,  Governor-Cxeneral  of  the 
National  Society  of  Mayflou-er  Descendants,  and  Governor  of 
the  New  York  Society,  president  of  the  Meadow  Club  of  South- 
ampt^on,  and  vice-president  and  a  member  of  the  council  of 
the  Umversity  Club. 

He  was  mamed,  in  1865,  to  Miss  Louise  Miller,  daughter  of 
Jonathan  and  Sarah  K.  Miller,  and  granddaughter  of  Edmimd 
Blunt,  the  famous  author  of  Blunt's  "  Coast  Pilot." 

They  had  six  childi-en :  Mary  M.,  Charles  P.,  Katherine  E 
John,  Julia  Bryant,  and  Frances  L.  Howland.     Of  these  three 
only  are  living.     The  Howland  town  house  is  at  14  West  Ninth 
Street,  and  they  have  a  beautiful  country  home  at  Southamp- 
ton, Long  Island. 


COLGATE  HOYT 


COLGATE  HOYT  is  a  son  of  James  Madison  Hoyt,  who  was 
born  at  Utiea,  New  York,  was  educated  at  Hamilton  Col- 
lege, maiTied  Miss  Mary  Ella  Beebes  of  New  York  city,  and 
settled  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  had  a  distinguished  career 
as  a  lawyer,  real -estate  operator,  and  leader  in  the  benevolent 
activities  of  the  Baptist  Chiu'ch.  Colgate  Hoyt  was  born  in 
Cleveland,  on  March  2,  1849.  After  receiving  a  careful  and 
thorough  primary  education  he  was  sent  to  Phillips  Academy, 
Andover,  Massachusetts.  Owing  to  trouble  with  his  eyes,  he 
was,  however,  compelled  to  leave  school  at  the  end  of  his  first 
year  there.  He  then  retru-ned  home  to  Cleveland,  and  was  for 
a  time  employed  in  a  hardware  store  in  that  city.  Later  he 
joined  his  father  in  his  real-estate  operations,  and  soon  became 
himself  the  owner  of  some  valuable  pieces  of  property.  From 
1877  to  1881  he  was  largely  engaged  in  loaning  money  on  the 
security  of  real  estate. 

Mr.  Hoyt  came  to  New  York  city  in  1881,  and  became  a  partner 
in  the  firm  of  J.  B.  Colgate  &  Co.,  bankers  and  dealers  in  bullion. 
He  maintained  that  connection  with  much  success  until  the 
death  of  Mr.  Trevor,  in  1890,  when  the  firm  was  dissolved.  In 
1882-84  he  was  a  government  director  of  the  Union  Pacific  Rail- 
way, and  was  thereafter  for  some  years  a  company  director  of 
the  same  road.  He  joined  Charles  L.  Colby  and  Edwin  H. 
Abbot  in  the  Wisconsin  Central  Railroad  enterprise  in  1884,  and 
the  three  became  trustees  of  the  entire  stock  of  the  corporation, 
and  made  the  road  a  through  hne  from  Chicago  to  Milwaukee 
and  St.  Paul.  They  also  built  the  Chicago  and  Northern  Pacific 
Railroad  as  a  terminal,  with  fine  passenger  stations  in  Chicago. 

Mr.  Hoyt  has  been  a  director  and  active  sphdt  in  the  Oregon 


COLGATE 

(^OLGxVTE  HOYT  is  a  son  of  James  Madison  Hoyt,  who  was 
J  bom  at  Utica,  New  York,  was  educated  at  Hamilton  Col- 
lege, niamed  Miss  Mary  Ella  Beebes  of  New  York  city,  and 
settled  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  whore  he  had  a  distinguished  career 
as  a  lawyer,  real -estate  operator,  '     '  r  in  the  benevolent 

a(-ti>ities  of  the  Baptist  ("^hriTfh.  Hoyt  was  bom  in 

Cleveland,  on  V  a  careful  and 

thorough  priuja  llips  Academy, 

Andover,  Massac liusetts.  Uwmg  to  trouble  with  his  eyes,  he 
was,  however,  compelled  to  leave  school  at  the  end  of  his  first 
year  there.  He  then  returned  home  to  Cleveland,  and  was  for 
A  time  employed  in  a  hardware  store  in  that  city.  Later  he 
joined  his  father  hi  his  real-estate  operations,  and  soon  became 
himself  the  owner  of  some  valuable  pieces  of  property.  From 
18"^'  ■  •-'■^''  """  wds  largely  engaged  ir  ^  ■':;■  money  on  t"!i'-' 
sec  .tate. 

>■  ;;^":^-Vx:'  Id  Decame  a  partner 

in  t  '  ''ealers  in  bulhon. 

He  m;-;  -cess  until  the 

death  cj;  -.    —3  dissolved.    Tn 

1882-84  the  Union  Pacific  R^v 

way,  ami   -\;is  :!,, ;-  ,, ;    ■    !.>;  s  a  company  director 

the  same  road.      Ho  joined  .  Colby  and  Edwin  J 

Abbot  in  the  Wisconsin  CentriJ  iiaiiroad  enterprise  in  1884,  a^ 
the  thi-ee  became  trustees  of  the  entire  stock  of  the  corporatif 
and  made  the  road  a  through  Mne  from  Chicago  to  Mil  waul; 
and  St.  Paul.  They. also  built  the  Chicago  and  Northern  V'\r'^ 
Railroad  as  a  terminal,  with  fine  passenger  stations  in  Cli 

Mr.  Hoji;  has  been  a  director  and  active  spirit  in  the  <' 

186 


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COLGATE    HOYT  187 

Railway  and  Navigation  Company,  the  Northern  Pacific  Raih-oad 
Company,  and  the  Oregon  and  Transcontinental  Company.  He 
reorganized  the  last-named  as  the  North  American  Company  in 
1890,  under  trying  circumstances  but  with  entu'e  success.  In 
1888  Mr.  Hoyt  bought  the  whaleback  steamboat  patents  of  Cap- 
tain Alexander  McDougall,  and  organized  a  company  with  five 
hundi'ed  thousand  dollars,  known  as  the  American  Steel  Barge 
Company.  Of  this  corporation  he  became  president  and  trea- 
surer. It  has  great  shij^yards  and  other  works  at  West  Superior, 
Wisconsin,  and  gives  employment  to  some  fifteen  hundred  men. 
Another  of  Mr.  Hoyt's  enterprises  is  the  Spanish- American  Iron 
Company,  which  has  a  capital  of  five  million  doUars,  and  is 
engaged  in  the  development  and  operation  of  the  Lola  group  of 
iron-mines  in  Cuba.  Mr.  Hoyt  was  one  of  its  organizers  and  its 
treasm-er.  He  is  also  proprietor  of  extensive  orange  groves  in 
Florida,  and  is  a  director  and  first  vice-president  of  the  Missouri, 
Kansas  and  Texas  Railroad  of  Texas.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
New  York  Stock  Exchange,  and  has  exercised  no  little  influence 
in  Wall  Street  affairs. 

Mr.  Hoyt  was  mamed,  in  1873,  to  Miss  Lida  W.  Sherman, 
daughter  of  Judge  Charles  T.  Sherman  and  niece  of  Oeneral 
William  T.  Sherman  and  ex-Secretary  John  Sherman.  They 
have  four  children  Hving.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hoyt  make  their  home 
in  Oyster  Bay,  New  York.  Mr.  Hoyt  is  a  member  of  the  Metro- 
politan, Union  League,  Lawyers',  Riding,  New  York  Yacht,  and 
Seawanhaka-Corinthian  Yacht  clubs,  the  Ohio  Society,  and  the 
Fifth  Avenue  Baptist  Church.  He  is  a  trustee  of  Brown  Uni- 
versity, Providence,  Rhode  Island.  He  was  the  originator  of  the 
novel  missionary  scheme  of  operating  chapel  cars  on  railroads. 
He  was  also  the  chief  organizer  of  the  famous  First  Troop  of 
Cleveland,  one  of  the  finest  cavaliy  organizations  in  the  country, 
which  served  as  escort  to  President  Garfield  and  President 
McKinley  at  then-  inaugurations. 

Mr.  Hoyt  has  held  no  political  offices.  He  is  a  brother  of  the 
Hon.  James  H.  Hoyt  of  Cleveland,  one  of  the  foremost  members 
of  the  Ohio  bar,  and  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Wayland  Hoyt,  the  eminent 
Baptist  clergyman. 


THOMAS  HAMLIN  HUBBARD 

niHF  names  of  Hamlin  and  Hubbard  are  both  well  known  in 
T  the  Scry  of  New  England,  and  of  the  State  of  Mame  m 
X    the  ^^s^^Y  ^  has  been  borne  by  an  eminent  coUege 

particular.     The  toimei  nas  "^«  +hp  TTnited  States.      The 

president,  and  by  a  ^--P^^^^^^.^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

mostnotewoit  y  incident  was  the  adoption  of  the 

save  as  ->^^^^''-^-iZ.'^'''^'>^JTfC,T:hem.nlo  enforced 
famous  statute  was  General  Neal  Dow.     il^e  man 

it  and  made  it  splendidly  ^'^«»«^^'"'7^'„ii^^i  "  nee  in 
This  Pio--  of  proWbjt,on  -e  >n.o  pol.  u.    prom^^  ^^^^^^^ 

f  iTrnt:"  r  i:lt™t::»a  Lrted  a  marked  ir.fluenee 
tnZTtU  in  directing  and  shaping  i-P^f-VSttin  thl^ 
1849  be  was  elected  «°-™--j',*'^;,f,t'atoinistration  that 
capacity  for  tour  years.    It  was  ™™»  "f^         accordingly,  to 

*:;:tri!rt:l^r%srr:fe::;tMo:  M^e  had  een . 

rl'^hrJ^fstate    and  .^^^^^^^^^^ 

i::«3rr:Ly^^a:^i\Bi-^^^^^^ 

=So-=rggSS  r^^^^ 
!:;i-r:;:a:ir=:rrad;r^^^^^^^ 


Ml>  .:^  ^^c^-^-^ 


e^-'-^^' 


mi-r>''  names  of  Hainlin  and  Hubbard  are  both  .veil  known  m 

T    b^  Sor^  of  New  England,  and  of  the  State  ot  Maine  m 

.17    The  former  >.as  b.en  home  by  an  emment  coUege 
particular.     The  tormer  ..  ^^^^^^       ^^^, 

president,  and  by  a  v.  ut^o  ^thc.^.  ^^.^.^^^  ^^^^^^  ^^^^^^ 

latter  has  been  conspi-- ..  _  •  -  „  ^  ^^ 

part  of  the  century,  and  - -^- ^  ^  .         -^^^i  .^.^ory  of 
o.ostnotewox1by  .nc^deut.  n  tK  ^^^^  ^^^     ^^^  ^^  ^^^ 

ranTsr;taw,  l^  ^^^  v^o^f^  ^^^-: 

SSSet  sale  of  intoxicating  ^^^^l^^:^f^ 

.ave  as  chemicals  ^^  P^^^^^f^t     The  '^^^^^^^    enforced 
famous  statute  was  General  ^eaii^ow.     x  -prnhbard 

It  and  made  it  splendidly  successful  was  D.    Joh^^^^^ 
This  Pion-  of  p— on^-^^^  P^fJ-  1;^^  elected 
Maine  n.  the  first  P^^;^^^^ /^'^''^'^  .  niarked  infiuenc 

a  member  of  the  State  Senat.,  ^^  legislation.    L 

in  that  ■  ^^^^  served  in  that 

1849  he  _^  administration  that 

capacity  tos-  ,^  ^^  ^^^^  accordingly,  to 

the  Mame  Li  ^     -j^j^    l^ad  been  a 

thmgs  was  stiong.  impoi  ud,  ^  i^  .  aovemor  Hubbard  wa> 
,.flu»,*s  w.re  -^^* ''^-f^-  i,  .pthfmXwith  inflexible 
tremendously  m  earnest,    tie  tooK  up 

n.t.rmmation  and  unflagging  zeal.    In  a  f^°^  >,^J/' 1";^^, 
.i ,.  tnto  force  as  fully  as  any  other  law  or.  the  statute-book, 
.:  hieriBo-  what  innumerable  critics  had  pronounced  imp- 


M:~L,^  {^^t^^-'C-^^u^^c:) 


THOMAS    HAMLIN    HUBBAKD  189 

To  him,  therefore,  the  success  of  the  law  and  its  permanent 
retention  upon  the  statute-books  of  the  State  are  due. 

Governor  Hubbard  had  a  wife  who  was  a  worthy  companion 
for  so  zealous  and  masterful  a  man.  Sarah  Hodge  Barrett,  as 
her  name  would  indicate,  was  of  pm'e  New  England  stock.  One 
of  her  grandsu'es  was  a  minute-man  at  Lexington,  and  a  gallant 
soldier  in  several  engagements  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution, 
and  was  killed  in  the  second  battle  of  Stillwater,  just  before  the 
surrender  of  Greneral  Bm-goyne.  A  large  measure  of  his  patriotic 
spirit  descended  to  his  granddaughter,  Sarah  Hodge  BaiTett, 
who  became  the  wife  of  Doctor,  afterward  Governor,  Hubbard. 

Of  this  parentage  Thomas  Hamhn  Hubbard  was  born,  at  Hal- 
lowell,  Maine,  on  December  20,  1838.  He  received  a  careful 
preparatory  education,  and  in  1853  was  matriculated  at  Bowdoin 
College.  There  he  pursued  a  studious  career,  and  was  graduated 
honorably  in  1857.  His  bent  was  toward  the  practice  of  law, 
and  he  at  once  began  studying  with  that  end  in  view,  in  a  law 
office  at  Hallowell.  In  1860  he  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the 
Mahae  bar.  But  he  was  not  himself  fully  satisfied  with  his 
attainments,  and  so  went  to  Albany,  New  York,  and  entered  the 
well-known  law  school  there.  On  May  14, 1861,  he  was  admitted 
to  practice  at  the  bar  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  actually 
began  such  practice,  with  fine  prospects  of  success.  It  was  not, 
however,  for  long.     An  important  interruption  was  at  hand. 

That  interruption  was  the  one  which  came  to  thousands  at 
about  the  same  time.  The  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  aroused 
all  the  young  man's  patriotic  ardor  —  an  element  not  lacking  in 
the  sons  of  Maine  —  and  impelled  him  to  offer  his  services  to  the 
national  government.  He  went  back  to  Maine,  to  his  old 
friends  and  neighbors,  and  in  1862  joined  the  Twenty-fifth  Regi- 
ment of  Maine  Volunteers,  with  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant  and 
adjutant.  During  a  part  of  his  service  he  was  acting  assistant 
adjutant-general  of  his  brigade.  On  July  11,  1863,  he  was  mus- 
tered out,  but  immediately  reentered  the  service.  He  was 
actively  engaged  in  raising  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  of  Volun- 
teers, and  on  November  10,  1863,  was  commissioned  heutenant- 
colonel  in  that  regiment.  In  that  capacity  he  served  through 
the  Red  River  campaign,  and  soon  was  promoted  to  the  command 
of  the  regiment,  and  led  it  in  the  assault  upon  Monett's  Bluff. 


190  THOMAS    HAMLIN     HUBBARD 

He  assisted  in  the  construction  of  the  famous  Red  River  dam, 
by  means  of  which  the  depth  of  water  in  the  river  at  that  point 
was  increased  sufficiently  to  float  out  the  Federal  gimboats  and 
thus  save  them  from  serious  embarrassment.  He  also  helped  to 
bridge  the  Atchafalaya  River  with  a  line  of  boats,  for  the  passage 
of  the  army. 

A  colonel's  commission  came  to  him  on  May  13,  1864,  and  he 
was  transferred  with  his  regiment  to  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  in 
Virginia.  He  there  served  throughout  the  remainder  of  the 
war,  sometimes  in  command  of  his  regiment,  sometimes  in  com- 
mand of  a  whole  brigade.  He  also  served  as  presiding  judge  of 
a  court  martial.  In  April,  1865,  he  was  ordered  to  Washington, 
and  there,  in  the  following  month,  participated  in  the  grand 
final  reviews.  Later  he  was  sent  to  Savannah,  Gleorgia,  to  con- 
duct examinations  of  officers  of  the  volunteer  army  who  wished 
to  be  transfen-ed  to  the  regular  army.  And,  finally,  on  July  13, 
1865,  he  received  the  commission  of  a  brevet  brigadier-general, 
and  then  was  honorably  mustered  out  of  the  service. 

Greneral  Hubbard  then  returned  to  the  law  practice,  which  had 
been  so  completely  inteiTupted  three  years  before.  He  came 
straight  to  New  York  city,  and  for  a  year  or  more  was  associated 
with  the  Hon.  Charles  A.  Rapallo.  Then,  in  January,  1867,  he  be- 
came a  partner  in  the  firm  of  Barney,  Butler  &  Parsons.  Seven 
years  later  the  firm  was  reorganized  into  its  present  form  and  style 
of  Butler,  Stillman  &  Hubbard.  In  its  affairs  General  Hubbard 
has  from  the  first  played  a  leading  part,  and  he  has  long  been 
recognized  as  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  New  York  bar.  His 
engagements  as  counsel  have  included  many  cases  in  which 
enormous  commercial  interests  were  involved.  Much  of  his 
practice,  indeed,  has  been  in  the  interest  of  corporations  and 
great  industrial  enterprises,  and  to  that  branch  of  professional 
work  he  has  paid  particular  attention,  and  in  it  he  has  become 
an  assured  authority.  Such  professional  practice  has  naturallj^ 
led  him  into  other  business  relations  with  corporations.  Thus 
he  is  a  director  and  vice-president  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Rail- 
road Company  and  president  of  several  other  railroad  companies 
affihated  therewith. 


C^^LIJh  P<)TTEK  ill'NTINGTON 


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'id  found  them  when  the  gold  fever 


ijft.on  started  for  ( ki;f.n'iiia  on  March  15, 1849,  on  the 

'    " /,  with  t>'  dollars,  which  he  drew 

He  T'  ato  some  months  later 

live  tho!  jg  increased  his  capital 

1  merohu!'.,:-  -  uttentiou  on  the  Isthmus. 

opened  a   h.:  ^ore  there,  which  is  stiU  in 

,   and    by 

nftention 

a  hne  conn  coast 

I iie  Central  P;- ...■     ;...,,...<.   «  ..uipany 

through  his  efforts,  and  he  came   back 

■'      '"    ■  M, 


oi  the  four  wiio  gave  tjUat  ypouLi-making 


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COLLIS  POTTER  HUNTINGTON 


THE  village  of  Harwinton,  in  picturesque  Litclifield  County, 
Connecticut,  was  the  native  place  of  Collis  Potter  Hun- 
tington, where  he  was  born  on  October  22,  1821.  He  was  the 
fifth  of  nine  children,  and  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  left  school 
and  began  the  business  of  hfe.  For  a  year  he  was  engaged  at 
wages  of  seven  dollars  a  mouth.  In  1837  he  came  to  New  York 
and  entered  business  for  himself  on  a  small  scale.  Then  he 
went  South,  and  gained  much  knowledge  of  the  region  in  which 
some  of  his  greatest  enterprises  were  afterward  to  be  conducted. 
At  the  age  of  twenty-two  he  joined  his  brother  Solon  in  openmg 
a  general  merchandise  store  at  Oneonta,  New  York,  and  for  a 
few  years  applied  himself  thereto.  But  he  longed  for  more 
extended  opportunities,  and  found  them  when  the  gold  fever 
of  1849  arose. 

Mr.  Huntington  started  for  Cahfornia  on  March  15, 1849,  on  the 
ship  Crescent  City,  with  twelve  hiuidred  dollars,  which  he  di-ew 
out  of  his  fii'm.  He  reached  Sacramento  some  months  later 
with  about  five  thousand  dollars,  having  increased  his  capital 
by  trading  in  merchandise  during  his  detention  on  the  Isthmus. 
He  at  once  opened  a  hardware  store  there,  which  is  still  in 
existence.  Business  was  good,  profits  were  large,  and  by 
1856  he  had  made  a  fortune.  Then  he  turned  his  attention 
to  railroads,  especially  to  a  line  connecting  the  Pacific  ctiast 
with  the  East.  In  1860  the  Central  Pacific  Railroad  Company 
was  organized,  largely  through  his  efforts,  and  he  came  back 
to  Washington  to  secure  government  aid.  He  was  successful, 
and  the  sequel  was  the  building  of  the  first  railroad  across  the 
continent.     He  was  one  of  the  four  who  gave  that  epoch-making 


^92  COLLIS  POTTEB  HUNTINGTON 

work  to  the  nation,  the  others  being  Messrs.  Hopkins,  Stanford, 

'1h?»  Pacific  road  was  completed  in  May,  1869^    Later 
Mr  Hnntington  and  his  three  associates  planned  and  built  the 
Sonthern  Pacific  road.     When  Colonel  Scott  sought  to  extend 
the  Texas  Pacific  to  the  west  coast,  Mr    Huntington  hurried 
the   Southern  Pacific  across  the  deserts  of  Ai-izona   and  New 
Mexico  and  met  the  Texas  line  east  of  El  Paso.     Thence  he 
Carried  his  line  on  to  San  Antonio.     In  the  nieantmie  he  had 
acquLed  various  lines  east  of  San  Antonio,  including  the  Gal- 
veston Harrisbui-g  and  San  Antonio,  the  Texas  and  New  Orleans, 
Ih    Louisiana  Western,  and  the  Morgan's  Loiusiana  and  Texas 
raLads      In  1884  he  organized  the  Southern  Pacific  Company, 
and  under  it  unified  no  less  than  twenty-six  distinct  corporations, 
wi?h   some   seven  thousand   miles  of  railroads  and   some  five 
rhousand  miles  of  steamship  lines  in  the  United  States  and  five 
hundi-ed  and  seventy-three  miles  of  raihoads  m  Mexico 

Efen  these  stupendous  enterprises  did  not  exhaust  the  energy 
nor  satisfy  the  ambition  of  Mr.  Huntington.  He  and  his  asso- 
ciates acquired  the  Guatemala  Central  Railroad,  probably  the 
best  raihoad  property  in  Central  America,  and  opened  coal- 
mines in  British  Cohmibia.  Not  content  with  his  railroad  system 
from  the  Pacific  to  the  Gulf,  he  reached  out  to  the  Atlantic  as 
well,  gaining  a  controlling  interest  in  various  Eastern  railroads, 
and  estabhshing  at  Newport  News,  Virginia,  where  the  system 
termmated,  one  of  the  greatest  shipyards  m  the  world,  and  a 
port  for  commerce  which  already  has  secured  a  large  share  ot 
the  foreign  trade  of  the  United  States.  ,  ,,     ^. 

Of  late  years  Mr.  Huntington  has  resided  most  of  the  time  m 
this  city.  Despite  his  long  career  and  'Advancing  age  he  s  ill 
exhibits  the  energy  and  ambition  of  youth  and  the  ability 
thereof  for  hard  and  continuous  work,  his  fine  native  consti- 
tution having  been  kept  unimpaired. 


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CLARENCE  miL\ii...i.  nVDE 


"'pHE  family  of  Hyde,  vvbich  is  n^: 
-1-    history  of  Great  Britain,  was 
planted  to  the  North  American  col 

^ri'Tiitor   oil  these  sho^  '''"'' 

■    ,:.',:,„]    i-'     ■1632,         F^ 


'  ton  in  the 
....!, lest  traus- 
neer  and  pro- 


■  it  contribnt'-  .         _  .,    i- 

lons,  to  the  growth,  not  only  of  the  city  of  Norwich,  but  of 
entire  colony :/'  ^   ^        '-- '         '    '^  Hydes  r '        '  !' 

^  in  the  affaiv  neral. 

■aeration.  s 

.  servini: 
iroops  a1 
cxt  gener 
.ips  in  tli 

:   ^-ted  wi;.ii   Liie    i  :■:  rv.^i- 

-sively. 
'xth  generation  <!  e  uame  of  : 

e  grocer  in  tl:.-  .  \y  York,  hifj 

iving  come  n  Connecticut,  • 


•d  to  be  the  chief  cent* 
time  outstripped  by  I : 
.  at  that  address.  Clai- 


a  mastermg  his  L 

193 


^Xc(<r*\ji^.'  tJt^  t-lf  .  sJ^^rC^ 


CLARENCE  MELVILLE  HYDE 

rpHE  family  of  Hyde,  which  is  not  without  distinction  in  the 
J-    history  of  Great  Britam,  was  among  those  earliest  trans- 
planted to  the  North  American  colonies.     Its  pioneer  and  pro- 
genitor on  these  shores  was  WiUiam  Hyde,  who  came  fi-om 
England  m  1632.     He  first  settled  at  Hartford,  Connecticut,  and 
later  removed  to  Norwich.     There  the  family  was  permanently 
estabhshed,  and  there  it  contributed  much,  thi-ough  many  gen- 
erations, to  the  growth,  not  only  of  the  city  of  Norwich,  but  of 
the  entire  colony  and  State.     Indeed,  the  Hydes  played  no  small 
part  m  the  affau-s  of  the  colonies  in  general.     We  find  in  the 
thu-d  generation,   Simon   Lathi-op,   a   son   of  WiUiam    Hyde's 
daughter,  servmg  with  gallantry  as  a  lieutenant-colonel  of  Con- 
necticut troops  at  the  memorable  capture  of  Louisburg     Again 
m  the  next  generation,  James  Hyde  was  a  heutenant  of  Connec- 
ticut troops  in  the  patriot  army  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution 
being  connected  with  the  First  and  Fourth  Connecticut  red' 
ments  successively. 

The  sixth  generation  discloses  the  name  of  Edwin  Hyde  a 
wholesale  grocer  in  the  city  of  New  York,  his  father,  Erast'us 
Hyde,  havmg  come  hither  from  Connecticut,  the  first  of  the 
family  to  leave  that  State.  Edwin  Hyde  was  associated  in  busi- 
ness with  Ralph  Mead,  a  man  of  old  Connecticut  ancestry  and 
he  married  Mr.  Mead's  daughter,  Elizabeth  Alvina  Mead  Their 
home  was  at  No.  95  Second  Avenue,  a  part  of  the  city  that  in 
early  days  promised  to  be  the  chief  center  of  fashion  and  wealth 
but  which  was  m  time  outstripped  by  Fifth  Avenue 

To  that  couple,  at  that  address,  Clarence  Melville  Hyde  was 
born  on  January  11,  1846.  At  the  age  of  seven  years  he  was 
sent  to  a  primary  pubhc  school,  where  he  manifested  more  than 
ordinary  ability  in  mastering  his  lessons.     His  progress  was  so 


194  CLARENCE    MELVILLE    HYDE 

rapid,  and,  at  the  same  time,  sure  and  thorough,  that  at  the  age 
of  twelve  years  he  was  able  to  go  to  the  Columbia  College  Gram- 
mar School  to  begin  his  college  preparatory  course.  Four  years 
later  he  was  matriculated  at  Columbia  College,  where  he  pursued 
a  most  creditable  career,  and  was  duly  graduated  as  a  member  of 
the  class  of  1867,  with  a  fine  reputation  for  scholarship.  His 
next  step  was  to  enter  the  Law  School  of  Columbia  College, 
there  to  continue  his  brilUant  career.  He  was  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1869,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  and  the  next  year  the 
college  added  to  his  A.  B.  degree  that  of  A.  M. 

Mr.  Hyde  was  not  the  inheritor  of  a  great  fortune,  but  had  his 
own  way  to  make  in  the  world,  and  he  set  out  diligently  to  make 
it.  He  lived  quietly,  studied  earnestly,  and  worked  hard  at  his 
chosen  profession.  After  his  admission  to  the  bar,  he  engaged 
in  general  practice,  but  made  a  specialty  of  real-estate  business, 
accountings,  etc.,  a  department  of  the  legal  profession  for  which 
there  is  in  New  York  much  demand,  and  which  is  accordingly 
profitable.  In  such  practice  he  was  eminently  successful,  and 
he  rose  rapidly  to  a  leading  place  at  the  bar. 

Mr.  Hyde  early  took  the  active  interest  in  public  affairs  that 
was  to  be  expected  of  a  man  of  patriotic  ancestry.  He  affiliated 
himself  with  the  Repubhcan  party,  and  was  earnestly  devoted  to 
the  promotion  of  its  principles  and  welfare.  During  the  admin- 
istration of  President  Arthur  he  served  as  deputy  consul-general 
at  Vienna,  but  apart  from  that  has  held  no  public  office,  and  has 
sought  none. 

His  official  duties,  of  course,  took  him  abroad.  So  have  his 
professional  duties,  more  than  once.  Either  on  business  or  on 
pleasure,  he  has  crossed  the  Atlantic  Ocean  no  less  than  forty 
times,  and  has  traveled  extensively  in  Europe. 

Mr.  Hyde  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League,  Republican, 
Metropolitan,  LaT\^ers',  and  Down-Town  clubs,  the  Militaiy 
Order  of  Foreign  Wars,  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  the  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution,  and  the  New  York  Chamber  of 
Commerce. 

Mr.  Hyde  was  married,  in  this  city,  in  1891,  to  Miss  Lillia 
Babbitt,  youngest  daughter  of  the  late  B.  T.  Babl)itt,  and  has 
one  daughter,  Clara  Babbitt  Hyde.  His  home  is  in  this  city, 
and  he  has  a  fine  summer  residence  at  Greenwich,  Connecticut. 


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FREDERICK   ERASTUS  HYDE 


DR.  HYDE  is  one  of  seven  brothers,  descended  from  early 
New  England  ancestry.  The  Hydes  came  from  England 
to  Boston  in  1633,  a  year  or  two  later  moved  to  Hartford,  then 
to  Saybrook,  Connecticut,  and,  finally,  with  some  thirty  other 
families,  settled  on  the  Thames  River  where  the  city  of  Norwich 
now  stands.  There  Edwin  Hyde,  Dr.  Hyde's  father,  was  boru. 
Dr.  Hyde's  paternal  grandfather  was  Lieutenant  James  Hj^de, 
who  served  in  the  Revolutionary  army,  and  was  with  Washing- 
ton at  Valley  Forge  and  Yorktown.  Another  ancestor  was 
Lieutenant-Colonel  Simon  Lathrop,  who  was  put  in  command 
of  the  fort  after  the  taking  of  Louisburg,  Cape  Breton,  in  1745. 
Dr.  Hyde's  mother  was  formerly  Miss  Elizabeth  Alvina  Mead,  a 
descendant  of  the  Meads  who  settled  at  Greenwich,  Connecticut, 
about  1640.  The  original  farm  of  John  Mead,  with  a  house  built 
in  1793,  is  now  in  Dr.  Hyde's  possession. 

Frederick  Erastus  Hyde,  a  descendant  in  the  seventh  genera- 
tion from  the  founder  of  the  family  in  America,  was  born  in  the 
city  of  New  York  on  February  25,  1844.  He  entex*ed  the  Col- 
lege of  the  City  of  New  York,  intending  to  pursue  its  full  course. 
His  studies  were  interrupted  by  illness,  however,  and  he  was 
reluctantly  obliged  to  leave  college. 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  in  1861  he  enlisted  in  the 
organization  known  as  the  Union  Grays;  but  in  1862  it  was 
mustered  into  the  Twenty-second  Regiment  of  New  York  Volun- 
teers and  sent  to  the  front.  Service  on  the  field  of  battle  did 
not  come  until  the  next  year,  1863,  but  there  was  plenty  of  it 
then,  for  he  went  with  the  regiment  all  through  the  Gettysburg 
campaign.  His  desire  was  to  serve  all  through  the  war,  but  the 
exposures  incidental  to  a  soldier's  life  told  severely  upon  his  not 

195 


196  FREDERICK    ERASTU8    HYDE 

rugged  constitution,  his  health  failed  again,  and  he  was  obhged 
to  give  up  army  life  and  go  abroad  for  recuperation. 

Returning  to  this  country,  he  became  interested  in  mining 
enterprises,  and  in  1866  went  out  to  Denver,  Colorado,  making 
the  trip  by  stage-coach  fi'om  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  along  the 
Kansas  River  and  Smoky  Hill  Branch.  At  that  time  danger 
from  hostile  Indians  was  still  acute,  and  all  such  travelers  had 
to  go  armed  in  self-defense.  The  next  year,  as  the  representa- 
tive of  a  Baltimore  mining  company,  he  crossed  the  Isthmus  of 
Panama  and  went  to  Arizona  to  examine  various  mining  proper- 
ties. On  this  trip  his  party,  consisting  of  nine  men,  was  at- 
tacked by  Walapai  Indians,  and  four  of  them  were  killed. 

After  these  and  other  similar  enterprises,  ISIr.  Hyde  returned 
to  New  York  and  again  became  a  student,  in  BeUevue  Hospital 
Medical  College,  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated,  with 
the  degTee  of  M.  D.,  in  1874.  Since  that  time  he  has  led  a  quiet 
and  somewhat  retired  life.  He  has  held  no  pubhc  office,  and  has 
taken  small  part  in  political  aff'au's  aside  from  discharging  the 
duties  of  a  citizen.  He  has,  however,  interested  himself  much 
in  some  church  and  philanthropic  enterprises.  He  has  also  trav- 
eled extensively  with  his  family  in  almost  all  accessible  pai'ts  of 
the  world. 

He  was  recently  elected  a  trustee  of  the  American  Museum  of 
Natural  History.  He  is  associated  with  many  ch;bs  and  other 
bodies,  including  the  Union  League,  Metropolitan,  Church,  Rid- 
ing, and  American  Yacht  clubs,  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars, 
the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  the  New  York  Genealogical  Society, 
the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  the  New  York  Academy  of 
Sciences,  the  Order  of  Foreign  Wars,  the  New  England  Society, 
the  New  York  Historical  Society,  the  Linna^au  Society,  the  New 
York  Academy  of  Medicine,  the  County  Medical  Society,  and 
the  Musical  Art  Society,  of  which  last  he  is  president. 

Dr.  Hyde  was  married,  on  March  27,  1869,  to  Miss  Ida  Jo- 
sephine Babbitt,  daughter  of  the  late  B.  T.  Babbitt.  She  died 
on  January  22,  1890,  having  borne  him  seven  children.  Of 
these,  two  died  in  infancy.  The  others  are  Elizabeth  Ahina, 
Benjamin  Talbot  Babbitt,  Frederick  Erastus,  Ida  Josephine, 
and  Mabel  LiUia. 


V  BALDWIN  HYDE 

'HEN  the  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker  emi^^rat-!  fro:v:  T.h, 
in  1633,  he  took  wilh  him,  among 
...    vr ii !;„,.,  TTyde.     Tl.e  latter  settleu  ... 
m  f oUowed  t lie  Rev.  Mr.  li  • 
anccticut,  where  tlu-y  establislied 
•  lyde  became  one  of  t]»e  prineipiil  ]■ 
il  was  active  in  all  <"ivic  and  religious  attairs. 
■■'   thp  momiment  ■■    '^       ^I'-'^r^al  settler-    •■'  -^ 

rd,  and  f"  ^ns  of  hi; 

.  tliere.      '" 
:ae  true  } 
'stablished,  and  afterward  k;  Norwi 

His  son  Samiiei,  who  accompanied 

)0  of  the  selectmen  of  the  town.     He  married 
-mas  Lee  of  1.  -       ^     V   ,.^   v;^       .  ■'    '    -■':■ 
^'olonies  in   ' 

Connet-licut. 
■  ■,  Jane  Lee,  were  born  a 
turdy  sons  and  daughters.     The  fourth  son, 
-t)  in  1673.     He  was  a  prosperous  farmer,  l 
iiteenth  centmy  more  than  half  comploi 
•us,  a  daughter  of  one  of  the  ori:  ' 
1 -I-  Hyde,  their  third  son,  was  i 
aeration  was  Asa  Hyde,  bom  in  N(  . 
■''      He  man'ied  Lucy  Rowlan'i 
tskill,  New  York,  was  rhe  l 
rraphy.     He  n 
I  Franklin,  C 
i  yde,  who  married  Lucy  Baldw  i 

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HENRY  BALDWIN  HYDE 


WHEN  the  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker  emigrated  from  England 
in  1633,  he  took  with  him,  among  other  sons  of  worthy 
famihes,  William  Hyde.  The  latter  settled  fii'st  in  Newton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, but  in  163G  followed  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hooker  in  his  migra- 
tion to  Connecticut,  where  they  established  Hartford  Colony. 
Wilham  Hyde  became  one  of  the  principal  landholders  in  the 
colony,  and  was  active  in  all  civic  and  religious  affairs.  His 
name  is  on  the  monument  to  the  original  settlei's,  in  the  old 
cemetery  at  Hartford,  and  several  generations  of  his  descendants 
are  buried  there.  He  appears  to  have  possessed  the  restless 
spirit  of  the  true  pioneer,  for  he  removed  to  Saybrook  when  it 
was  first  established,  and  afterward  to  Norwich,  where  he  died 
in  1681.  His  son  Samuel,  who  accompanied  him  to  Norwich, 
became  one  of  the  selectmen  of  the  town.  He  married  a  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  Lee  of  Lynn,  England,  who  sailed  with  his  fam- 
ily for  the  colonies  in  1641,  but  died  on  the  voyage.  His  wife 
and  chikh'en  settled  in  Saybrook,  Connecticut. 

To  Samuel  Hyde  and  his  wife,  Jane  Lee,  were  born  a  large 
family  of  sturdy  sons  and  daughters.  The  foiu-th  son,  Thomas 
Hyde,  was  born  in  1673.  He  was  a  prosperous  farmer,  and  lived 
to  see  the  eighteenth  century  more  than  half  completed.  He 
married  Mary  Backus,  a  davighter  of  one  of  the  original  settlers 
of  Norwich.  Abner  Hyde,  their  third  son,  was  born  in  1706. 
In  the  next  generation  was  Asa  Hyde,  born  in  Norwich  in  1742 
and  died  in  1812.  He  married  Lucy  Rowland,  and  theu'  son, 
Wilkes  Hyde  of  Catskill,  New  York,  was  the  grandfather  of  the 
subject  of  this  biography.  He  married  Sarah  Hazen,  daughter 
of  Jacob  Hazen  of  Frankliu,  Connecticut.  In  1805  was  born 
Henry  Hazen  Hyde,  who  married  Lucy  Baldwin  Beach,  a  daugh- 


198  HENKY    BALDWIN    HYDE 

ter  of  the  Rev.  James  Beach  of  Winsted,  Connecticut,  Mr. 
Hyde  was  one  of  the  most  successful  insui-ance  men  of  his  day, 
and  for  many  years  represented  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company  of  New  York  as  its  general  manager  in  New  England. 

Henry  Baldwin  Hyde,  the  second  son  of  the  foregoing,  was 
born  in  Catskill,  February  5,  1834.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he 
came  to  New  York  city,  and  was  employed  as  a  clerk  by  Mer- 
ritt,  Ely  &  Co.,  merchants,  for  two  years.  In  1852  he  entered 
the  office  of  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  where  he 
remained  seven  years,  first  as  a  clerk  and  latterly  as  cashier  of 
the  company.  In  March,  1859,  Mr.  Hyde  announced  to  the 
president,  Frederick  S.  Winston,  that  he  had  concluded  that 
there  was  need  of  a  new  life-insurance  company,  organized 
along  new  lines,  and  that  he  had  decided  to  organize  such  a 
company.  He  thereupon  tendered  his  resignation,  to  take  effect 
immediately.  The  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Company  was 
incorporated  on  July  26  of  the  same  year,  and  the  rest  of  Mr. 
Hyde's  active  business  life  was  spent  in  its  development  and 
interests.  Elected  at  its  incorporation  vice-president  and  man- 
ager, he  became  president  in  1874,  and  so  continued  until  his 
death. 

Mr.  Hyde's  death,  which  occurred  on  May  2,  1899,  was  fi'om 
heart  trouble  resulting  from  inflammatory  rheumatism. 

He  was  a  lifelong  Republican,  and  a  member  of  the  Union, 
Union  League,  Lawyers',  South  Side  Sportsmen's,  Jekyll  Island, 
and  Press  clubs,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  the  Metropolitan 
Museum  of  Art.  His  wife,  who  was  Miss  Fitch,  survives  him ; 
also  his  son,  James  H.  Hyde,  who  is  vice-president  of  the  Equi- 
table, and  a  daughter,  who  is  the  wife  of  Sidney  D.  Ripley,  trea- 
surer of  the  Equitable. 


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DAEWIN  11.  JAMES 

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199 


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DARWIN  R.  JAMES 


DARWIN  R.  JAMES  comes  of  Piu-itan  stock  on  both 
paternal  and  maternal  sides.  His  ancestors  were  settled 
at  Hingham,  Massachusetts,  as  early  as  1638,  and  later  genera- 
tions gave  members  to  serve  in  the  French  and  Indian  and 
Revolutionary  wars.  His  father  was  Lewis  Lyman  James,  a 
manufacturer  and  merchant  of  woolen  goods,  and  his  mother's 
maiden  name  was  Ceriutha  Wells.  He  was  born  at  Williams- 
biu'g,  Massachusetts,  on  May  14,  1834,  and  was  educated  at 
Mount  Pleasant  Boarding-school,  Amherst,  Massachusetts. 

In  January,  1850,  Mr.  James  began  work  for  a  wholesale 
silk  and  di^ess-goods  firm  on  Nassau  Street,  New  York,  for  fifty 
dollars  a  year.  For  eight  years  he  was  in  that  business,  with 
three  different  firms.  Then  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
M.  N.  Packard,  and  entered  the  trade  in  indigo,  spices,  and 
East  India  goods.  For  forty-one  years  that  firm,  with  one 
change  of  name,  has  pursued  its  honorable  and  profitable  way, 
a  fine  example  of  American  commercial  probity  and  success.  In 
the  interest  of  his  firm  Mr.  James  has  traveled  extensively  in 
the  Philippines,  India,  and  other  remote  lands,  as  well  as  in 
aU  parts  of  the  United  States. 

Early  in  life  Mr.  James  became  interested  in  politics.  His 
first  vote  was  cast  for  Fremont  and  Dayton,  and  he  has  ever 
since  been  a  conspicuous  member  of  the  Republican  party.  In 
the  part  of  Brooklyn  where  he  has  made  his  home  for  many 
years,  he  has  been  an  important  factor  in  the  councils  of  the 
party,  and  for  six  years  was  president  of  his  ward  association. 
He  bas,  however,  held  no  public  office,  though  often  urged  to 
do  so,  save  those  of  Park  Commissioner  in  Brooklyn  for  six 
years,  Representative  in  Congress  for  four  years,  and  member 


200  DARWIN    E.    JAMES 

and  cbaii-man  of  the  United  States  Board  of  Indian  Commis- 
sioners. He  was  appointed,  also,  a  member  of  the  commission 
named  by  Governor  Black,  in  1898,  for  the  investigation  of  the 
canal  administration  of  this  State. 

Mr.  James's  career  in  Congi'ess  was  conspicuous  and  impor- 
tant. He  was  the  recognized  leader  of  the  forces  of  honest 
money,  and  succeeded  in  defeating  the  Bland  Free-coinage  Bill, 
and  in  seciu'ing  the  redemption  and  retu"ement  of  the  "trade 
dollars."  He  also  organized  a  great  hterary  bureau,  with  head- 
quarters in  New  York,  which  sent  out  vast  quantities  of  sound- 
money  literature  to  voters  throughout  the  covmtry.  He  effected 
the  ti'ansfer  of  pubUc  land  in  Brookljra  for  the  establishment 
of  the  Wallabout  Market,  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
anti-monopoly  movement  in  this  State,  as  a  result  of  which  the 
Board  of  Railroad  Commissioners  was  established. 

For  twenty-four  years  Mr.  James  has  been  connected  with  the 
Board  of  Trade  and  Transportation  of  New  York,  being  its 
secretary  eighteen  years  and  president  nearly  six  years.  He 
is  officially  connected  with  numerous  financial  concerns,  such 
as  the  East  Brooklyu  Savings  Bank,  of  which  he  has  been  fif- 
teen years  secretary  and  fifteen  years  president,  without  salary, 
the  Nassau  Trust  Company,  the  Franklin  Trust  Company, 
the  Franklin  Safe  Deposit  Company,  the  Brooklyn  Real  Estate 
Exchange,  the  Brooklyn  Edison  Electric  Illuminating  Com- 
pany, etc.  He  is  also  identified  ^^^th  the  Brooklyn  Bureau 
of  Charities,  the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  the 
Church  Extension  Committee  of  the  Brooklyn  Presbytery,  and 
numerous  other  religious,  educational,  and  benevolent  enter- 
prises. For  forty-six  years  he  has  been  actively  interested  in  a 
mission  Sunday-school,  most  of  the  time  as  superintendent. 
He  is  a  large  owner  of  real  estate  in  Brooklyn,  and  has  devoted 
much  attention  to  the  sanitary  and  other  interests  of  that  city. 

Mr.  James  was  married,  in  1858,  to  Miss  Mary  Ellen  Fairchild 
of  Stockbridge,  Massachusetts,  a  woman  of  marked  ability  and 
force  of  character,  who  has  been  and  is  prominent  in  the  work  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  the  Woman's  National  Sabbath  League, 
and  the  Brooklyn  City  Mission  and  Tract  Society.  Mr.  James  is 
a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club  of  Brooklyn,  and  was 
formerly  a  member  of  the  Oxford  and  Brooklyn  clubs. 


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WALTER  8.  .lOHNSTON 

iLLIAM  JOHNSTON,  the  father  of  t^ 
sketch,  was  bom  in  heland,  in  thi 
nd  while  a  very  yoiing  child  came  \.  ..  =  . 
rn  continent.     They  s*'ttied  first  in  St.  J 

re  Wilham  re*    '      '  '      education  ana  ij:  . 
Session,  whicl-.  of  an  architect. 

Ilia,  he  co 

^i -session.     l„        .,  :,,  .  __ 

aerican  wife,  Miss  Mary  She  was  a  > 

are,  and  came  of  a  ^ood  f;;  .  -  i   x- 

■i-ry  days. 
^'.Q,  Walte 
;,1843.     ' 
admit  of 

hool,  heei^^'  .  ,.  1.-  ..' 

.1  study  of  la  -i  he  waf- 

"'ivil  Wa; 
•ts,  he  til  <  ■ 
de  enlisted  on  April  ih,  1861,  less  than  a  w 
er  was  fired  upon,  and  sei'ved  until  the  tn  - 
lut  in  July,  1865.     He  enlisted  as  a  private, 
Mly,  and  was  ;. 
lie  took  part 
'arbor,  the  si( . 
I  out,  in  one  c 
•ender  of  General  Lee. 
"lurned  to  Philadel-' - 
■ps,and  applied  ': 
U  intent  upon  making  ihn: 


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WALTER  S.  JOHNSTON 

^ILLIAM  JOHNSTON,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this 
t  T  sketch  v^as  bom  m  Ireland,  in  the  early  part  of  the  cen- 
tury and  while  a  very  young  child  came  with  hi?  parents  to  the 
western  contW.  They  settled  first  in  St.  Johnl,  Newfound- 
land where  Wmian.  received  his  education  and  begL  thTstudy 

Philldl^^^^  """'?  ^"'  '^''  ^^  ^^  ''^''^'-     Removing  to 

Philadelphia,  he  completed  his  studies  and  estabhshed  himself 
in  his  profession  He  became  an  American  citizen,  and  married 
an  American  wife.  Miss  Mary  Tyndal.     She  wa^  a  native  o 

Mt^aiy  di;';^"^  ''  '  ^^-^  ^-^-^^'  '^^'^^  ^-^  *o  -te-Eevo- 

JanuarvlTi8Ts'''%.^-  ^''"''^"'  "^^  ^"'^  '^  P^adelphia,  on 
January  13, 1843.  The  circumstances  of  his  parents  were  ample 
enough  to  admit  of  a  thorough  education,  and,  after  a  cou'St 
a  private  school,  he  entered  college,  was  graduated  therefrom  and 
took  up  the  study  of  law.  When  he  was  eighteen  years  oTaTe 
however,  the  Civil  War  was  declared,  and,  like  so^many  oth^S 

t'o  almf    He"    ?'  ^".'"^Z  '°""  ^"^  ^^^^^  '^  ^^-^  '^^  fi-t  cal 
-bort  Sumter  was  fired  upon,  and  served  until  the  troops  were 
mustered  out  m  July,  1865.     He  enlisted  as  a  private  but  was 
promoted  rapidly,  and  was  a  captain  of  infantry  before  he  wa 
twenty-two      He  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Antietam,  Chicla 
mauga,  Cold  Harbor,  the  siege  of  Petersburg,  and  the  numerous 
battles  thereabout,  in  one  of  which  he  was^ounded,  anTw 
nessed  the  surrender  of  General  Lee 

inf  ouf of'tf".'''""''^  \"  Philadelphia  soon  after  the  muster- 
r.L  1  ^^'}''^T'  ^""^  ^PP^^"^  ^™^^lf  ^'>  ^^^  study  of  law 
again,  bemg  still  mtent  upon  making  that  his  profession      After 


202 


WALTEB    S.    JOHNSTON 


Dursmng  his  studies  to  some  extent,  he  removed  to  he  West  and 
settS  in  Missouri.  There  he  completed  his  studies  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar.  He  entered  upon  the  general  practice  of 
ht  Session,  and  met  with  a  gi-atifying  degree  of  success.  His 
Law  partner,  ii  is  of  mterest  to  note,  was  the  colonel  of  his  old 
re<^iment  in  the  Federal  Ai-my. 

IB  the  com-se  of  his  practice  Mr.  Johnston  had  frequently  to 
do  with  the  afeahs  of  financial  institutions  and  large  business 
corporations,  and  to  these  he  paid  increasing  attention.     Withm 
a  f?w  years  ie  became  an  authority  upon  matters  of  finance,  and 
:,tTlhen,  in  1877,  the  National  Bank  o^  ^he  ^ta^^^tb^hTi: 
feU  into  straits,  he  was  appomted  receiver  of  ^^^^  ^^^  ^^^^^^^^ 
one  of  the  largest  financial  institutions  m  the  West  and  the  task 
of  straightening  out  its  affairs  was  no  light  one.    But  he  did  it 
so  successfully  that  when  the  Marine  National  Bank  of  New 
Yoilwent  doL  in  the  crash  of  1884,  he  was  se.t  for  and  ap^ 
pointed  its  receiver,  and  thereafter  resided  m  New  Yoik.     in 
January,  1898,  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Amencan  Sure  y 
Company,  a  position  which  he  occupied  for  over  a  year.     In 
Febmary  1899,  he  resigned  this  office,  f-^^^^^^l^'^^^^^ 
president,  and  accepted  the  presidency  of  the  Sta  e  Tiust  Com 
pany.    He  has  unofficial  connections  with  other  large  financial 

'Twohnston  has  never  aspired  to  any  public  offices,  and 
beyond  the  interest  felt  by  every  patriotic  citizen  has  taken  no 
active  part  in  political  affairs,  his  tastes  not  ^-^Y'^y^^te 
direction.     His  business  interests  occupy  the  most  of  his  time, 
and  to  them  he  devotes  his  best  energies. 

His  favorite  diversion  is  yachting  and  he  is_  a  -e-bei^f  th^^^ 
New  York  and  Larchmont  Yacht  clubs.  He  is  also  a  mernber 
of  the  Union,  the  Union  League,  the  Army  and  Navy,  and  the 
Metropohtan  clubs.     Mr.  Johnston  is  an  unmamed  man. 


J  .ENE 

\X^"^         <  kes  imto  itself  \n4;h  (•'■{H':- 

ids  and  all  walks  of  lit'<y>. 
"  I    ,  some  have  inherited  f  ort  ■  •  ?  >  ■ 
ip  from  poverty.    And  no  man 
'  10  shall  prosper,  this 
r-sful  speculators  of  th 
■  iwn  than  the  Subject  of  tlu 
ked  fluctuations  of  fortime 
■  antecedents  pointed  less  town 
n->i,,^  o.-„,  ^^■  .,  cautious  ;-■■'' 

the  inc 

or  man  earii' 
'  •  one  of  the 
v'estem  world.     It  is  a  pa; 
James  Robert  Keene  wa>- 
he  son  of  a  wealthy  merct 
ehool  in  Lincolnshire 
■ 'ollege,  i)'j:>iin.    Befor^ 

lis  father  7 net  mth   serio  ss  reverses, 

'inHT'icM    -     M  his  family.        .,  ;  enthusiasm 

in  California  had  ri.>t  yet  begun  t> 
i-Mfirc   i!!e  famOy   •  '    '       'tthng  a!    " 

•(^  the  boy  of  fourte  ^if^d  to  t<- 

a  good   Enghsii 
■  i  .  *  go  to  work  for  hi- 

vras  to  take  care  of  the  horses  at  Fo; 
*je  supposed  that  he  there  acqu'-    ' 
which  has  been  so  marked  a  cL 
ill  three  months  he  bad  earned  and 


0^  /  C  ^^^-lJ^i^(-'^ 


JAMES  ROBERT  KEENE 

WALL  STREET  takes  xmto  itself  with  equal  welcome  men 
^  T     from  aU  lands  and  all  walks  of  life.     Some  are  foreign 
some  native-bon. ;  some  have  inhez-ited  fortune,  some  have  fought 
heir  way  up  from  poverty.     And  no  man  can  tell  ^mtil  the  evL 
IS  seen  who  shall  prosper,  this  one  or  that.     Among  the  gi-eat 
and  successful  speculators  of  the  Street  few,  if  anyt  have  been 
better  known  than  the  subject  of  this  sketch  nor  have  any  had 
more  marked  fluctuations  of  fortune,  nor  have  there  been  Lany 
whose  antecedents  pomted  less  toward  such  a  career  than  did 
his.     ihe  son  of  a  cautious  and  conservative  Enghsh  merchant 
he  became  one  of  the_  most   daring  of  AmericL   speculators 
Once  a  poor  man  earning  meager  daily  wages  by  menial  work 
h.  became  one  of  the  money  kings  of  the  richest  city  in  the 
Western  world.     It  is  a  partly  tyj^ical  and  partly  unique  career! 
James  Robert  Keene  was  boi-n  in  London,  England,  in  1838, 
the  son  of  a  wealthy  merchant,  and  was  educated  at  1  private 
school  m  Lincolnsaiire  and  in  a  preparatory  school  of  Trinity 
College    Dubhn.     Before  he  could  enter  the  coUege,  however 
his  father  met  ^ith   serious   business  reverses,  and   came   to 
America  with  his  family.     The  first  enthusiasm  over  the  dis- 
covery of  goM  m  California  had  not  yet  begun  to  wane,  and  to 
that   State  the  family  proceeded,  settling  at   Shasta  in  1852 
Ihere  the  boy  of  fourteen  was  compelled  to  reckon  his  schooling 
fimshed  with  a  good   Enghsh  education  and  some  Latin  and 
French,  and  to  go  to  work  for  his  own  living.     His  first  occupa- 
tion was  to  take  care  of  the  horses  at  Fort  Reading,  and  it  may 
well  be  supposed  that  he  there  acquired  that  love  of  those  ani- 
inals  which  has  been  so  marked  a  characteristic  of  his  later  life 
i5ut  m  three  months  he  had  earned  and  saved  enough  to  buy  a 


204  JAMES  ROBERT  KEENE 

miner's  outfit,  and  with  it  on  his  back  he  set  forth  to  seek 

"pay  dirt." 

His  success  was  at  first  indifferent.  He  did  some  mmmg, 
milling,  freighting,  and  stock-raising,  and  then  was  editor  of  a 
newspaper  for  two  years.  In  none  of  these  pursuits  did  he  find 
the  way  to  fortune.  Then  he  left  California  and  went  to  Nevada, 
soon  after  the  discovery  of  the  famous  Comstock  lode.  There 
he  "  struck  it  rich."  He  bought  and  sold  mining  property  until 
he  had  money  enough  to  go  to  San  Francisco  and  begin  the 
career  of  a  stock  speculator.  In  a  few  months  he  had  more  than 
a  hundi-ed  and  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  clear.  Then  he  got 
maiTied,  his  wife  being  Sara  Daiugerfield,  daughter  of  Colonel 
Daingerfleld  of  Virginia,  and  sister  of  Judge  Daiugerfield  of  Cah- 
fomia.  He  was  now,  he  thought,  on  the  sure  road  to  fortxme. 
But  there  was  a  sharp  tmii  in  the  road.  A  crash  in  mimng 
stocks  came,  and  he  was  in  a  day  made  all  but  penniless. 

With  indomitable  spirit  he  began  again,  dealing  in  stocks  in 
a  small  way.  After  a  time  he  got  in  with  Senator  C.  N.  Felton, 
and  transacted  much  business  for  him  as  his  broker.  When  Mr. 
Felton  became  Assistant  United  States  Treasurer  he  sold  his  seat 
in  the  Stock  Exchange  to  Mr.  Keene,  although  the  latter  did  not 
have  enough  money  to  pay  for  it  in  cash.  But  once  m  the  Ex- 
change, Mr.  Keene  rose  rapidly  to  wealth  and  prominence.  He 
soonljecame  president  of  the  Exchange.  By  shrewd  purchases 
of  stock  in  the  Bonanza  mines  on  the  Comstock  lode  he  reahzed 
a  fortune  of  at  least  six  miUion  doUars.  When  the  Bank  of 
California  failed,  he  was  one  of  the  four  contributors  of  one 
million  dollars  cash  to  the  guaranty  fund  of  eight  milUon  dol- 
lars required  to  secure  depositors  against  loss  and  to  enable  the 
bank  to  continue  business.  Through  his  influence  the  Stock 
Exchange  was  led  to  contribute  five  hundred  thousand  dollars, 
and  individual  members  of  it  nearly  as  much  more.  Thus  the 
bank  was  saved,  and  the  whole  Pacific  coast  saved  from  a 
disastrous  blow. 

In  the  spring  of  1877  Mr.  Keene  set  out  for  Eiu-ope  for  rest 
and  restoration  of  his  health.  Reachmg  New  York,  he  foimd 
the  stock  market  depressed  and  demoralized.  Postponmg  his 
trip  abroad,  he  entered  Wall  Street  and  began  buying  stocks 
right   and  left.     The  market  improved ;   prices  went  up  ;   and 


JAMES  EGBERT  KEENE 


205 


in  the  autumn  of  1879  he  was  able  to  sell  out  his  holdings  and 

?o  New  YoT''  ''"''  ''''^^'''  '^''^^^"'  '''^''  *^"^  ^^*^^  ^^'^^^ 

Since  his  return  from  that  European  trip  Mr.  Keene  has  made 

h.s  home  zn  or  near  New  York.     He  has  taken  part  m  many  iZ 

ZlT  r;  '":  '".  ^'''  ^*^"^*'  ''''^  ''''  ^-^  --i^d  fortunes 
buthi.  t  T'  has  seemed  on  the  verge  of  entire  disaster; 
but  his  steady  nerve,  his  thorough  knowledge  of  the  market 

him  m  the  long  run  a  gainer  of  great  profits 

As  one  of  the  founders  and  steward  of  the  Jockey  Club  Mr 
Keene  has  been  conspicuously  identified  with  horse-racing  per- 
haps as  conspicuously  and  intimately  as  any  man  of  his  time 
His  horse    Foxhall"  will  be  especially  remembered  as  the  winne; 

Imberof^reT.""'  ^  ^^^^^"^'  ^^^^  ^^^-^-    ^e  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Rockaway  Hunt  Club,  to  the  interests  of  which 

Eacoult'cfub""  H-  T"'""     '"  '^^  '''^  ^^  ^^l-^«  to  the 
Kacquet  Club.     His  home  is  at  Cedarhiu-st,  on  Long  Island 

His  chUdi-en  are   Foxhall   Parker  Keene,   ;ho   marrL  Tfes 

Lawrence  of  Bayside,  Long  Island,  and  Jessie  Harwar  Keene 

now  the  wife  of  Talbot  L  Taylor  of  Baltimore 


ELIJAH  ROBINSON  KENNEDY 

ELIJAH  ROBINSON   KENNEDY  was  born  in  Hartford, 
Connecticut.     The  family  had  come  early  to  that  colony 
being  among  the  first  settlers  of  Wmdham,  where  the  town  of 
Hanfpton  wL  fir-st  called  Kennedy.     The  hst  of  Mr.  Kennedy^s 
ancestors  includes  the  names  of  Governor  WiUiam  Bradford 
Lieutenant  Jonathan  Rudd,  Major  John  Mason,  the  Reverend 
James   Fitch,  Colonel  Ehjah   Robinson   of  the  Revolutionary 
War,  Major  Elijah  Robinson  of  the  War  of  1812  (fatherland  son, 
lineal  descendants  of  Pastor  John  Robinson  of  the  Pjlgrmis  , 
Daniel  Cannady  of  Salem,  and  Leonard  Kennedy  of  Ha^tford^ 
When  he  was  but  an  infant  his  family  moved  to  the  far  West  of 
that  period,  and  settled  in  Milwaukee.     Here  he  received  his 
education  in  the  pubhc  schools,  including  the  then  renowned 
Seventh  Ward  High  School,  and  at  Milwaukee  University     The 
memory  of  the  university  is  perpetuated  by  an  association  of 
which  Mr.  Kennedy  is  president.     Just  before  the  Cml  War  the 
family  removed  to  MarysviUe,  Cahfornia.     During  this  period 
young  Kennedy  began  the  study  of  law,  but  was  compelle^  to 
abandon  his  cherished  preference  for  a  professional  career.    Sub- 
sequently his  parents  returned  to  Hartford,  and  he  found  em- 
ployment in  a  wholesale  dry-goods  store  in  New  York  city,  shortly 
before  the  close  of  the  war.     His  advancement  m  busmess  was 
rapid,  and  in  a  few  years  he  became  a  partner  in  a  Prosperous 
iobbing  house.     Soon  after,  however,  he  chose  to  retire  from 
mercantile  busmess,  and  about  twenty-five  years  ago  he  entered 
into  partnership  with  Samuel  R.  Weed  in  the  insurance  business^ 
The  firm  of  Weed  &  Kennedy  is  perhaps  more  strongly  equippea 
than  any  similar  concern  in  the  worid.     It  embraces  naarine 
casualty,  habihty,  and  other  departments,  and  has  the  United 


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r  xNSON  KENNEDY 

_^LUALi   ^,      N  KENNEDY  was  bom  xx.  „.._. 

_i  Connectieut.     The  family  had  come  early  to.  that  colui 
being  among  the  first  settlers  of  Windham,  where  the   ' 
Hampton  was  fii-st  called  Kennedy.     The  list  of  Mr.  K-, 
ancestors  includes  the  names  of  ' 

Lieutenant  Jonathan  Rudd,  Maj  t^ 

James  Pitch,  Colonel   Ehjah  Robinson   of   tije   Revolution 
War,  Major  Elijah  Roliiusou  of  the  War  of  1812  (father  a-  ' 
lineal  descendants  of  Pastor  John  Robinson  of  the  Pi 
Daniel  Cannady  of  Salem,  and  Leonard  Kennedy  of  Hartf; 
Wlien  he  was  but  an  infant  his  family  moved  to  tlie  far  West 
that  ijeriod,  and  settled  in  Milwaukee.     Here  he  received 
education  in  the  public  schools,  including  the  then  renow? 
Seventh  Ward  High  School,  and  at  Milwaukee  i'luversity.     H 
memorj^  of  the  university  is  perpetuated  by  -.m  association 
which  Mr.  Kennedy  is  president.     Just  b*  r  ,;,   the  Civil  War  -■ 
family  removed  to  Marysville,  Cahfov;;  -      l>uring  this  per 
3''ouug  Kej)!;!  ""v- b.>>;;i-   fl'.-  ■■'..''■■    ■'  'ur,  was  compelle' 

abandon  h:  ossional  career.    S 

sequentiy  t;  ;  .imurd,  and  he  fouii'^ 

ployment  i  -^toi  •>.  in  New  York  city,  > : 

before  the  c'i*.-,s.    i.i  .int;  svav.     ilhi  advri!K-«.*menf  in  busii^ 
rapid,  and  in  a  few  years  he  became  u  partner  in  a  pre 
jobbing  house.     Soon  after,  however,  he  chose  to  reti' 
mercantile  bu.'?iness,  and  about  twenty-five  years  ago  h>- 
into  partnersliip  with  Samuel  R.  Weed  in  the  insurai 
Tlie  firm  of  Weed  &  Kennedy  is  perhaps  more  .«■ 
than   any  similar  concern   in  the  world.     Tt 
casualty,  liabihty,  and  other  departments. 


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ELIJAH    KOBINSON    KENNEDY  207 

States  management  of  six  Exu-opean  fire-insurance  companies 

twice  president  of  t.e  boa^ 'l^^  I^:,^-^:^^^^^^ 
gmshed  work  was  done  while  he  was  chairman  of  the  committee 
tha    prepared  the  standard  fii-e-insurance  policy  of  NewTork 

Xlclteugh^t^^^^^^^^^^^ 

trated  his  energies,  and  has,  tlSet^  refn^dt^^STZ: 
torshxps  m  banks  trust  companies,  and  similar  institutions    But 
he  does  not  withhold  his  support  from  movements  for  ameho 
ratmg  the  conditions  of  society,  and  he  is  a  trustee  of  the  B^ook 

ZllTl^     1  i^'T'  '^^^"^^^'  ^  ^^---*  «f  the  Long  Island 
College   Hospital,  a  director  of  the  New  England  Society^n 

Brooklyn,  and   president   of   the   National  Society   to  Ei^ft   a 
Monument  to  the  Prison-Ship  Martyrs  of  the  Revolution.     He  is 
also  a  member  of  the  New  York  Chamber  of  Commerce    the 
Society  of  3yo>.er  Descendants,  the  Society  of  ColonSl  Wai^ 
Ma'sonT'  ^^f^T^^^^-'  -^  ^he  Order  of  Free  and  AccTpted 
Masons.     He  was  for  many  years  active  in  pohties,  frequentlv 
exercising  considerable  influence  on  nominations ;  and  there        o 
exciting  campaign  when  his  voice  is  not  heard  in  advocacy  S 
the  principles  of  the  Republican  party.     He  was  never  a  can 
didate,  except  in  1877,  when,  with  his  consent,  he  wal  proposed 
for  Consul-General  to  London.     President  Hayes  stated  to  one 
of  his  friends  that  Mr.  Kennedy's  appointment  ''  was  determi^ 
on  ,  but  General  Grant  afterward  made  such  a  strong  personal 
appeal  for  the  retention  of  General  Badeau  that  the  admSra- 

bency  of  the  London  place.     Mr.  Kennedy  served  two  terms  as 

Prosneof  P  V  ^^^V'^^^^'^"''*  ^^^^  '^'''''^'^'  improvements  to 
ment^a  n  f/  7^''  ^'^""-  ^^  ^^^^  ^*  *^"^  *i-^^  ^^^^^  instru- 
mental m  defeating  a  corrupt  scheme  for  erecting  a  costly  soldiers' 

an  alternative  a  memorial  arch  at  the  entrance  to  Prospect  Park 
poSTnT  "'  --ultimately  adopted.  But  his  most  im: 
SI  the  Sb  ^^^^^fl^P^Wic  service  was  done  in  connection 
^^^th  the  Shore  Road.     The  wisdom  of  converting  the  coimtry 


208 


ELIJAH    KOBINSON    KENNEDY 


road  extending  along  the  shore  of  the  hay  and  the  Narrows  from 
Bay  Ridge  Avenue  to  Fort  Hamilton  into  a  pubhc  pleasiu-e 
drive  had  often  been  mentioned,  but  the  project  that  finaUy  took 
shape  was  entirely  the  conception  of  Mr.  Kennedy,  and  it  was 
due  solely  to  his  energetic  and  persistent  labors  that  acts  of 
legislation  were  obtained  creating  a  commission  to  design  a 
maonificent  parkway,  and  providing  several  millions  of  dollars 
for  the  purchase  of  the  requisite  property  and  for  begmnmg 
its  development  .and  improvement.  He  was  president  of  the 
commission  that  perfected  the  plans  for  the  improvement,  and 
that  had  the  vast  work  well  estabhshed  before  the  absorption  of 
the  city  of  Brooklyn  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

Ml'  Kennedy  has  traveled  over  much  of  his  own  country,  has 
visited  Mexico   and   Central  America,   and  has  made   several 
extensive   tours  in  Europe,  where   he   has    a  large    circle    of 
acquaintances  in  several  countries.     He  is  an  enthusiastic  pho- 
to^-apher,   and   after  a  foreign  trip  is   accustomed  to  lecture, 
usincr  many  of  his  views  in  lantern-shdes.     His  purpose  origi- 
nally was  thus  to  entertain  his  friends  at  home ;  but  people  inter- 
ested in  philanthropic  societies  have  insisted  on  his  lecturing  for 
their  benefit,  and  he  declares  that  on  his  terms  he  is  m  gxeat 
demand.     "  I  get  nothing,"  he  says,  "  and  pay  for  my  own  cab 
Although  a  member  of  several  popular  clubs  in  New  York  and 
Brooklyn,  he  is  an  infrequent  visitor  to  any  of  them.     He  has  a 
house  at  Southampton,  Long  Island,  and  his  home  m  Brooklyn 
directly  opposite  Prospect  Park,  is  to  him  a  more  attractive  spot 
than  any  club,  while  the  members   of  his  family  are  his  most 
congenial  associates.     His  library  comprises  nearly  five  thousand 
volumes,  and  is  constantly  gi'owing.     Although  a  student  as  well 
as  a  reader,  he  seldom  wi-ites  for  pubhcation,  but  m  1897  he  pre- 
pared a  volume  of  biography  of  his  friend  the  late  General  John 
B  Woodward.     Mr.  Kennedy  is  a  high-minded  man,  incapable 
of  envy  or  revenge,  fond  of  the  society  of  the  wise,  and  extremely 
generous  and  hospitable.     Although  past  fifty  years  of  age,  his 
cheerful  disposition  and  his  robust  health  have  preserved  the 
ardor  and  enthusiasm  of  his  youth  quite  unimpau-ed. 


HENRY  SCANLAN  KERK 


family  is  of  English  origin,  and  \ 
early  in  this  century.     The  8.; 

■     d,  Ireland,  and  is;  ^■'. -^--nded  froi 
Tyrone  Power,  g^nd  S 

P.,  were  menilx  —    - 

-  <^i  i  Harrier 


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■'f  his  uiass,,in  1883,  carrying  off 

H;^  V:  n.s  a,l:i.>  n :.•  oonspicuoi''    ' 

-ucti  m  a  viu^^ujiiati  i:. 
plantation,  ho  ean:!e  fr 
ved  the  office  of  I. 
oneof  theforemoc. 
p'  business  of  banking  and 
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HENRY  SCANLAN  KERR 


THE  Kerr  family  is  of  English  origin,  and  was  planted  in  this 
country  early  in  this  century.  The  Seanlan  family  came 
from  Wickford,  Ii'eland,  and  is  descended  from  the  Power  family, 
of  which  Tyrone  Power,  the  actor,  and  Sir  WilUam  Tyrone 
Power,  M.  P.,  were  memhers.  William  H.  Kerr,  State  prosecu- 
tor of  Ohio,  and  Harriet  Ellen  Seanlan  of  Montreal,  Canada, 
were  married  and  settled  in  Cincinnati.  There,  on  September 
4,  1866,  theh'  son,  Henry  Seanlan  KeiT,  was  horn. 

He  was  first  sent  to  the  public  schools  of  Cincinnati,  and  to 
Chickering  Institute,  but  was  so  wild  and  self-willed  that  it  was 
impossible  to  get  him  to  attend  to  his  studies.  So  he  was  sent 
to  Montgomery  BeU  Academy,  a  part  of  the  University  of  Nash- 
ville, Tennessee,  to  see  if  anything  could  be  done  with  him 
there.  At  first  he  was  as  heedless  of  study  as  ever.  But  one 
day  he  quan-eled  with  the  boy  who  stood  at  the  head  of  the 
class,  made  up  his  mind  to  beat  him  in  scholarship,  and,  to  the 
amazement  of  all,  did  so  at  the  next  examination.  Thereafter  he 
stood  at  the  head  of  the  school  in  scholarship,  and  was  gradu- 
ated, valedictorian  of  his  class,  in  1883,  caiTying  off  the  final  prize 
and  highest  honors.  He  was  also  as  conspicuous  in  athletics  as 
in  scholarship. 

After  some  experience  in  a  Cincinnati  insurance  office  and  on 
a  Louisiana  sugar  plantation,  he  came  to  New  York  in  Septem- 
ber, 1885,  and  entered  the  office  of  his  uncle,  Charles  T.  Wing 
of  Wall  Street,  then  one  of  the  foremost  dealers  in  raih'oad  bonds. 
There  he  learned  the  business  of  banking  and  brokerage.  A  few 
years  later  Mr.  Wing  died,  and  then  Mr.  Kerr  thought  he  should 
be  taken  into  the  firm.  He  told  his  employers,  the  new  firm, 
that  if  he  were  not  admitted  he  would  set  up  an  office  of  bis 


210  HENBY    SCANLAN    KERB 

own.  They  told  him  to  go  ahead.  Thereupon  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  Henry  S.  Redmond,  a  young  Wall  Street  man, 
and  a  special  partnership  with  Mr.  Gilbert  M.  Plympton,  a 
lawyer  and  capitalist.  Mr.  Plympton  was  eventually  taken  into 
full  partnership,  and  Thomas  A.  Gardiner  was  also  admitted. 
Mr.  Kerr  kept  his  own  counsel  until  the  new  firm-name  was 
being  painted  on  the  door  of  No.  41  Wall  Street,  on  May  1, 1892. 

The  success  of  the  firm  from  the  start  was  remarkable. 
Honest,  conservative,  and  intelligent  effort,  coupled  with  ex- 
traordinaiy  energy,  soon  put  the  house  among  the  foremost  in 
Wall  Street,  and  it  has  been  increasing  in  wealth  and  importance 
each  year.  It  has  been  declared  to  do  the  largest  individual 
business  in  investment  seciu'ities  in  Wall  Street,  and  it  has  the 
enviable  record  of  never  having  sold  a  sectu'ity  which  has  later 
defaulted  on  its  interest.  The  force  of  this  remark  is  evident 
when  it  is  estimated  that  the  house  has  distributed  among  over 
ten  thousand  investors  over  one  hundi'ed  and  fifty  million  dollars 
of  securities.  In  order  to  accomplish  this  end,  the  house  was  one 
of  the  first  to  institute  a  department  for  the  thorough  examina- 
tion of  propei-ties  in  the  securities  of  which  the  house  deals,  so 
that  the  name  of  the  house  is  now  a  trade-mark  of  standard 
value.  The  house  has  taken  active  part  ia  most  of  the  large 
financial  transactions  carried  through  in  recent  years,  including 
reorganizations,  refunding  schemes,  government  and  railroad 
bond  issues,  too  numerous  to  mention,  being  associated  therein 
with  all  the  great  Wall  Street  banking-houses.  Mr.  Kerr  is 
also  senior  member  of  the  house  of  Graham,  Ken*  &  Co.,  of 
Pliiladelphia. 

Mr.  Kerr  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Troop  A,  the  crack  New 
York  cavalry  organization,  in  1890,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
as  first  sergeant  in  1895,  after  admirable  service  in  the  Brooklyn 
and  Buffalo  strike  riots,  and  elsewhere.  He  was  married,  in 
1895,  to  Miss  Olive  Grace,  daughter  of  John  W.  Grace  of  New 
York.     They  have  one  son. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  the  Union, 
the  Union  League,  Racquet  and  Tennis,  Country,  and  New  York 
Yacht  clubs,  the  Ohio  Society,  and  the  Down-Town  Association. 


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i.  1   mont,  and  New  York  city,  was  bom 
■n  February  16, 1836.     His  ancestors  were 
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tent. 

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;ut,  to  Randolpli,  about  the  year    , 

')wn  the  S::randfatlier,  laUxcr,  and  son  have  foi-  mor<j 
undred  years  continuously  maintained  a  family  home 
Educated  in  tbe  common  schools  and  the  West 
'  -    -  Mr.  Kimball  decided  upon  a  business  c 
1  it  in  early  life.     He  lived  in  his  nati 
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ROBERT  JACKSON  KIMBALL 


ROBERT  JACKSON  KIMBALL,  banker,  of  Randolph,  Ver- 
mont, and  New  York  city,  was  bom  at  Randolph,  Vermont, 
on  Februarj'  16, 1836.  His  ancestors  were  English,  and  emigrated 
to  this  country  in  1634.  He  is  in  the  eighth  generation  from 
Richard  Kimball,  who  came  over  in  the  ship  EJ/zabefh,  and  set- 
tled at  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  and  thence  removed  to  Ips- 
wich, where  the  remainder  of  his  life  was  spent.  The  direct  line 
of  descent  fi'om  Richard  Kimball  was  thi'ough  John  Kimball, 
Richard  Kimball  II,  Richard  Kimball  III,  John  Kimball  II, 
Richard  Kimball  IV,  and  Hiram  Kimball,  to  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  Mr.  Kimball's  great-grandfather,  John  Kimball  II,  and 
grandfather,  Richard  Kimball  IV,  both  served  in  the  Revolution- 
ary War  in  Colonel  Samuel  B.  Webb's  Third  Connecticut  Regi- 
ment. 

Mr.  Kimball's  grandfather  removed  from  Pomfret,  Connecti- 
cut, to  Randolph,  Vermont,  aboiit  the  year  1795,  and  in  that 
town  the  grandfather,  father,  and  son  have  for  more  than  one 
hundred  years  continuously  maintained  a  family  home. 

Educated  in  the  common  schools  and  the  West  Randolph 
Academy,  Mr.  Kimball  decided  upon  a  business  career,  and  en- 
tered upon  it  in  early  life.  He  hved  in  his  native  State  until 
after  he  had  attained  his  majority,  his  occupations  including  tele- 
gi-aphic  and  express  service  on  the  raih'oads  of  Vermont.  He 
engaged  in  the  business  of  a  banker  at  Toi'onto,  Canada,  in  1862, 
and  two  years  later  was  appointed  United  States  consul  at  that 
place.  Toronto  was  then  the  headquarters  of  a  number  of 
prominent  refugees  from  the  Southern  States,  who  were  striving 
to  use  Canada  as  a  base  of  operations  in  the  interest  of  the  Con- 
federacy and  against  the  United  States.     He  was  the  means  of 


212  ROBERT    JACKSON    KIMBALL 

communicating  important  information  to  the  United  States  gov- 
ernment concerning  the  manufacture  of  cannon  and  the  fitting 
out  of  hostile  expeditions  on  Lake  Erie  and  elsewhere.  He  also 
gave  information  that  led  to  the  capture  of  Robei-t  Cobb  Ken- 
nedy, the  leader  of  the  gang  which,  in  November,  1864,  set  fire 
to  ten  hotels  and  other  crowded  buildings  in  New  York  city, 
and  attempted  to  destroy  as  much  of  the  city  as  possible,  regard- 
less of  the  loss  of  life.  Fortunately  the  fires  were  discovered, 
and  the  men  failed  in  their  piupose  and  fled  to  Canada.  In  his 
official  duties  as  consul,  Mr.  Kimball  met  Kennedy,  recognized 
him  by  a  photograph,  and  notified  the  authorities,  so  that  when 
the  criminal  returned  to  the  United  States  he  was  captm*ed, 
taken  to  Fort  Lafayette  in  New  York  harbor,  tried  for  violating 
the  rules  of  war  and  acting  as  a  spy,  convicted,  and  hanged. 

At  the  end  of  the  war,  in  1865,  Mr.  Kimball  came  to  New 
York  city  and  established  a  banking  house,  which  still  continues, 
under  the  firm-name  of  R.  J.  Kimball  &  Co.  The  course  of  this 
firm  has  been  generally  most  successful.  In  1872,  owing  to  a 
great  decline  in  value  of  seciuities  in  the  panic  which  character- 
ized that  year,  he  was  unable  to  meet  all  demands  upon  him, 
and  was  compelled  accordingly  to  suspend  payments  to  his 
creditors.  Within  forty-eight  hours,  however,  he  settled  with 
his  creditors  by  payment  of  twenty-five  cents  on  the  dollar, 
receiving  a  discharge  from  all  further  obligations,  and  was  thus 
enabled  to  resume  business.  In  1881  he  voluntarily  paid  the 
other  seventy-five  per  cent,  of  his  obligations,  together  with 
interest  thereon  at  six  per  cent.,  the  whole  amounting  to  many 
thousands  of  dollars. 

Mr.  Kimball  became,  in  January,  1867,  a  member  of  the  Open 
Board  of  Brokers,  which  was,  in  May,  1869,  consolidated  with 
the  New  York  Stock  Exchange,  whereupon  he  became  a  member 
of  the  latter  organization. 

While  having  a  business  in  New  York,  on  the  death  of  his 
father,  in  1865,  Mr.  Kimball  assumed  the  affairs  of  the  home  in 
Vermont,  where  he  spent  more  or  less  of  his  time  eveiy  year. 
He  resumed  his  citizenship  in  his  native  town  in  1886,  and  built 
a  new  residence. 

He  was  an  aide-de-camp  on  the  staff  of  G-overnor  Dillingham 
of  Vermont,  with  the  rank  of  colonel,  from  1888  to  1890.     He 


BOBERT     JACKSON     KIMBALL  213 

represented  the  town  of  Randolph  in  the  Legislature  of  1890-91, 
serving  on  the  standing  committees  on  ways  and  means  and  on 
banks,  and  on  a  special  joint  committee  on  the  World's  Colum- 
bian Exposition.  In  1899  he  was  elected  trustee  of  the  University 
of  Vermont  and  Agricultural  College,  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused 
by  the  death  of  the  late  Senator  Justin  S.  Morrill.  Mr.  Kimball 
has  shown  his  public  spint  and  generosity  in  many  ways  in  dif- 
ferent enterprises  in  his  native  town.  He  has  there,  as  already 
stated,  erected  a  new  residence  in  lieu  of  the  old  family  home- 
stead, and  has  made  it  a  conspicuously  attractive  house,  and  a 
worthy  monument  of  taste.  He  also  maintains  a  home  in 
Brooklyn,  New  York,  where  he  has  a  handsome  house  replete 
with  evidences  of  culture  and  refinement. 

Ml-.  Kimball  has  long  been  prominently  connected,  as  trustee, 
with  various  important  religious,  charitable,  and  other  institu- 
tions in  Brooklyn,  including  the  Brooklyn  Institute  of  Arts  and 
Sciences  and  the  People's  Trust  Company.  In  September,  1898, 
he  was  elected  president  of  the  Iowa  Central  Railway  Company. 

In  both  public  and  private  life  he  stands  high  in  the  regard  of 
all  who  know  him  as  a  citizen  and  a  man.  He  was  united  in 
marriage  with  Martha  L.,  daughter  of  Mi*,  and  Mrs.  Charles  A. 
Morse,  in  1863.  Their  children  are  two  daughters,  Clara  Louise 
and  Annie  Laura,  and  one  son,  W.  Eugene  Kimball.  The  last- 
named  was  graduated  at  Amherst  College  in  1896,  and  at  once 
started  in  the  banking  business  with  his  father,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  fiii'm  of  R.  J.  Kimball  &  Co.  in  January,  1898. 


WILLIAM   F.   KING 

THE  stories  of  mercantile  careers  are  greatly  varied.  There 
are  some  men  who  try  one  occupation  after  another  m  succes- 
sion until  at  last  they  hit  upon  the  one  for  which  they  seem 
fitted  and  in  which  they  achieve  success.  There  are  those  who, 
stickmg  consistently  to  the  one  calling,  remove  from  one  estah- 
hshment  or  firm  to  another,  perhaps  many  times,  before  reachmg 
the  place  in  which  then-  ultimate  achievements  are  made.  1  here 
are  also  those,  whose  careers  are  by  no  means  the  least  interest 
ino-  who  at  the  beginning  enter  not  only  the  calhng  but  the 
individual  house  in  which  their  entire  business  course  is  to  be 
run.  Such  last  has  been  the  record  of  the  weh-known  president 
of  the  Merchants' Association  of  New  York. 

William  F  King,  who  was  bom  in  New  York  city  on  Decem- 
ber 27  1850,  is  the  son  of  Charles  King,  a  man  of  German  birth, 
who  hkd  a  successful  career  in  New  York  as  a  grocer  and  who 
having  retired  from  active  business,  died  m  August,  1899_  Mr. 
King's  mother,  whose  name  before  her  marriage  was  Ella  Elliott 
was  born  in  Ireland.  Mr.  King  was  educated  m  Public  School 
No.  3,  in  New  York  city,  and  was  destined  from  the  first  for  a 
mercantile  career.  i   ;„  leRR 

On  leaving  school,  while  yet  in  boyhood,  he  entered  n  _18bb, 
the  employment  of  the  well-known  firm  of  Calhoun,  Robbms  & 
Co  of  New  York,  importers  of  and  wholesale  dealers  m  fancy 
goods  and  notions.  His  first  place  was,  of  course,  a  subordinate 
one  But  he  quickly  manifested  an  aptitude  for  the  work,  and 
won  the  favors  of  his  employers.  The  details  of  the  busmess 
were  mastered  by  him,  one  by  one,  and  promotions  consequently 
came  to  him  from  time  to  time.  Thus  he  rose,  step  by  step 
through  all  the  ranks,  from  that  of  ei-rand  boy,  to  be,  as  he  is  at 


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WILLIAM    F.    KING  215 

the  present  time,  a  partner  in  the  firm.  Such,  in  brief,  is  the 
story  of  his  business  career. 

In  the  course  of  liis  active  and  successful  career  Mr.  King  has 
fomid  no  time,  or  felt  no  inclination,  to  engage  in  political  affairs 
beyond  discharging  the  duties  of  a  citizen.  He  has,  however, 
given  much  time  and  labor  to  various  non-political  undertakings 
for  the  promotion  of  commercial  interests  and  for  the  conserva- 
tion of  the  pubUc  welfare.  The  beneficent  works  of  the  Mer- 
chants' Association,  in  attracting  trade  to  New  York,  in  investi- 
gating the  water-supply  needs  of  the  city,  and  in  other  directions, 
are  fresh  in  the  public  mind.  In  his  capacity  as  president  of  the 
association  Mr.  King  has  been  foremost  and  most  efficient  in 
these. 

He  has  not,  either,  sought  other  business  relationships  apart 
from  the  firm  with  which  he  has  so  long  been  identified.  He  has, 
indeed,  avoided  all  directorships  and  trusteeships  in  other  corpo- 
rations, especially  during  his  official  connection  with  the  Mer- 
chants' Association. 

Besides  being  president  of  the  Merchants'  Association,  Mr.  King 
is  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  the  State  of  New 
York,  the  New  York  Board  of  Trade  and  Transportation,  the 
New  York  Consolidated  Exchange,  the  St.  John's  Guild,  the 
Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  the  American  Museum  of  Natm-al 
History,  the  Fine  Arts  Society,  the  Zoological  Gardens,  and  the 
Merchants',  City,  New  York  Athletic,  Colonial,  and  National  Arts 
clubs. 

Mr.  King  was  married,  in  1883,  to  Miss  Martha  Kneeland 
Danolds,  a  native  of  Albion,  New  York.  Four  children  have  been 
born  to  them.  Of  these,  two,  William  F.  and  Sarah  Kneeland, 
are  now  deceased.  The  others,  Martha  Elliott  and  Hildegaarde, 
are  Uving. 


DARWIN  PEARL  KINGSLEY 


IN  the  closing  years  of  the  seventeenth  century,  three  brothers, 
named  Kingsley,  came  from  England  and  settled,  one  in 
Maine,  one  in  Massachusetts,  and  one  in  Connecticut.  Each 
of  these  was  the  founder  of  a  worthy  line  of  American  de- 
scendants. The  subject  of  the  present  sketch  belongs  to  the 
Massachusetts  family,  founded  by  the  second  of  thi-ee  brothers. 
Four  generations  ago  one  of  the  sons  of  that  branch  of  the 
family  removed  from  Massachusetts,  where  he  had  been  born 
in  1765,  to  Bennington,  Vermont,  and  his  five  sons  aU  settled 
in  theu'  turn  in  northern  Vermont.  One  of  these,  Nathan 
Kingsley,  made  his  home  in  Grand  Isle  Coimty,  Vermont,  and 
there  his  descendants  have  chiefly  remained  down  to  the  present 
time.  In  the  last  generation  Hii-am  Pearl  Kingsley  was  a  pros- 
perous farmer  at  Alburg,  Vermont.  He  was  a  leading  citizen,  a 
member  of  the  Vermont  Legislature,  and  generally  respected  for 
his  strict  probity.  He  married  Miss  Celia  P.  La  Due,  of  French 
ancestry,  who  is  now  living  in  St.  Albans,  Vermont. 

The  son  of  this  couple,  Darwin  Pearl  Kingsley,  was  born  at 
Alburg,  on  May  5,  1857.  He  was  fitted  for  college  at  Barre 
Academy,  BaiTC,  Vermont,  and  in  1877  was  matriculated  at  the 
University  of  Vermont,  at  Burlington.  Four  years  later  he  was 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  in  1884  he  received  the 
advanced  degree  of  A.  M.  It  should  be  added  that  his  student 
life  was  interspersed  with  farm  work,  school-teaching,  news- 
paper work,  etc.,  to  pay  his  way.  At  college  he  "boarded  him- 
seK "  and  rang  the  college  bell  in  payment  of  fees.  Thus  he 
worked  his  own  way  through  the  academy  and  university.  He 
got  a  good  education,  and  he  learned  at  the  same  time  to  appre- 
ciate the  value  of  it  from  its  cost. 


v.  ■ 


DARWIN  PEAli^ 

TN  the  closing  years  of  the  seventeeutii  ecuioiy,  tkree  : 
named  Kingsley,  came  from  England  and  settled 
Maine,  one  in  Massachusetts,  and  one  in  Connecticut,     b. 
of  these  was  the  founder  of  a  wm-fliv  line  of  American 
scendants.     The  subject  of  thf  ketch  belongs  to 

Massachusetts  fHniily,  fou!jii(><i  i  'if  tlu'ee  1; 

Four  generations   ago  one  of  tli  '   brand : 

family  removed  from  Massachusetts,  where  lie  had  been  i 
in  1765,  to  Bennington,  Vermont,  and  his  five  sons  aU  set 
in  their  turn  in   northern  Vermont.     One  of  these,  Nat 
Kingsley,  made  his  home  in  Grand  Isle  County,  Vermont, 
there  his  descendants  have  chiefly  remained  down  to  the  pn 
time.     In  the  last  generation  Hh'am  Pearl  Kingblfy  wa-^ 
perous  farmer  at  Alburg,  Vermont.     He  was  n  'cn/Ving- 
member  of  the  Vermont  Legislature,  and  i 
},;      >  -  f  yirobity.     He  married  Miss  r*Aii  ,  ,  .,,^,  ^,,  ,  j, 

;.  ^ !)»'» is  now  living  in  St.  AT  lont. 

Tl-;>:    t-'.  y  '  ■ -iley,  Wa8    '    ■  '■ 

Alburg,  if  i      .   college 

Academy,  Bai  as  matriculate 

Liuiversity  of  \ ,  .      .   .    .^    .:      .  uur  years  later  ^^ 

graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  in  1884  he  received 
advanced  -  ''  A.M.     It  should  be  added  th;'  ' 

life  was  i.  d  with  farm  work,    school-tea 

paper  work,  t.-tc.,  u>  pay  his  way.     At  college  he  "  boaj 
self"  and  rang  the  college  bell  in  payment  of  fees, 
worked  his  own  way  through  the  academy  and  university, 
got  a  good  education,  and  he-  learned  at  the  same  time  t'^    ■ 
ciate  the  value  of  it  from  its  cost. 


DAKWIN    PEARL    KINGSLEY  217 

On  leaving  the  university  in  1881,  he  went  to  Colorado,  and 
that  fall  became  a  school-teacher  for  a  year.  He  was  a  pio- 
neer in  opening  western  Colorado  to  settlement,  after  the  re- 
moval of  the  Ute  Indians.  In  1883  he  became  editor  of  the 
Grand  Jimction  (Colorado)  "News."  The  next  year  he  was  one 
of  Colorado's  delegates  to  the  National  Repubhcan  Convention. 
His  work  as  an  editor  and  his  ability  as  a  pubhc  speaker  quickly 
made  him  prominent  in  Colorado  politics,  and  in  1886  he  was 
elected  State  Auditor  and  Insurance  Commissioner  on  the  Re- 
publican ticket. 

The  last-named  office  inchned  Mr.  Kingsley  toward  the  calling 
in  which  he  is  now  successfully  engaged.  At  the  close  of  his 
term  he  left  Colorado  and  retiu'ned  to  the  East.  He  first  settled 
in  the  State  which,  as  a  colony,  had  been  the  home  of  his  earliest 
American  ancestor,  and  entered  the  service  of  the  New  York 
Life  Insurance  Company  in  its  Boston  office.  That  was  in  1889. 
His  aptness  for  the  work  and  his  success  in  execution  of  it 
speedily  marked  him  for  promotion.  In  1892  he  was  called  to 
New  York,  and  was  made  superintendent  of  agencies  at  the 
home  office  of  the  company.  Six  years  later  he  was  elected  a 
trustee  and  third  \ace-president  of  the  company,  in  which  places 
he  remains. 

Mr.  Kingsley  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League  Club,  the 
University  Club,  the  Merchants'  Club,  the  St.  Andi-ew's  Golf 
Club,  the  Ardsley  Casino  Club,  and  the  New  England  Society  of 
New  York.     He  is  also  a  trustee  of  the  University  of  Vermont. 

Mr.  Kingsley  has  been  twice  manied.  His  first  wife  was 
Mary  M.  Mitchell,  whom  he  married  at  Milton,  Vermont,  in 
June,  1884:.  She  died  at  Brookline,  Massachusetts,  in  August,  1890, 
leaving  him  one  son,  Walton  Pearl  Kingsley.  He  was  married 
the  second  time  in  New  York,  on  December  3,  1895,  his  wife 
being  Josephine  McCall,  daughter  of  the  Hon.  John  A.  McCall, 
president  of  the  New  York  Life  Insurance  Company.  Two 
children  have  been  bom  to  him  in  his  second  marriage :  Hope 
Kingsley,  and  Darwin  Pearl  Kingsley,  Jr. 


PERCIVAL  KUHNE 


THE  Kiihne  family  has  for  many  generations  been  conspicu- 
ous among  the  landed  proprietors  of  Magdeburg,  Germany, 
and  the  vicinity  of  that  historic  city.  Among  its  members,  in 
the  early  part  of  this  century,  was  Johann  Friedrich  Kiihne,  who 
was  an  accomplished  musician  and  one  of  the  most  noted  clarionet- 
players  of  his  day.  He  was  an  associate  of  Richard  Wagner  and 
of  the  other  great  Grerman  musicians,  though  he  practised  the 
art  not  as  a  profession,  but  merely  as  a  means  of  personal  plea- 
sure. His  son,  Frederick  Kiihne,  born  at  Magdeburg  in  1824, 
after  founding  the  banking-house  of  Knauth,  Nachod  &  Kiihne 
in  New  York,  was  made  the  consul-general  of  all  the  German 
states  except  PiTissia.  He  filled  that  important  place  with 
eminent  success  for  more  than  sixteen  years  preceding  the  forma- 
tion of  the  German  Empire  in  1871,  and  then  retired  with  many 
decorations  of  distinction  and  knighthood.  He  founded  the 
weU-known  New  York  banking-house  of  Knauth,  Nachod  & 
Kiihne,  which  to-day  occupies  high  rank  in  the  financial  world. 
He  married  Miss  Ellen  Josephine  Miller,  a  descendant  of  an  old 
distinguished  English  family. 

The  second  sou  of  Frederick  and  Ellen  Josephine  Kiihne  was 
born  in  this  city  on  April  6,  1861,  and  was  named  Percival 
Kiihne.  He  was  educated  in  the  city  schools,  and  in  the  College 
of  the  City  of  New  York,  and  then  for  several  years  completed 
his  education  at  Leipsic,  Germany. 

It  was  Mr.  Kiihne's  intention  to  follow  his  father's  vocation  as 
a  banker.  Accordingly,  upon  his  return  to  this  country  from 
his  studies  at  Leipsic,  he  entered  the  banking-house  of  Knauth, 
Nachod  &  Kiihne,  in  a  subordinate  capacity,  and  devoted  his  at- 
tention to  a  thorough  mastery  of  the  details  of  the  business. 


THE  Kiihno  family  has  for  mauy  generations  been  conspicu 
ons  iiHiong  the  landed  proprietors  of  Magdeburg,  Germany, 
and  the  ricinity  of  that  historic  city.  Among  its  members,  in 
the  early  part  of  this  century,  was  Johann  Friedrieh  Kuhne,  whf- 
was  an  accomplished  musician  and  one  of  the  most  noted  clarionet 
players  of  his  day.    He  •v.as  te  of  Richard  Wagner  ;^  - 

of  the  other  great  Orennan  .,  ^Isough  he  practised  ■ 

art  nor  as  a  profes--  lerely  as  a  mratis  of  personal  plea 

sure.     His  son,  Fi.       .    .   .viihne,  born  at  Ma.^deburg  in  1824. 
after  founding  the  banking-house  of  Knauth,  Nachod  &  Kiihu* 
in  New  York,  was  made  the  consul-general  of  all  the  Gem 
states  except  Prussia.     He  filled   that  important   place    -^ 
eminent  success  for  more  than  sixteen  years  preceding  t ; 
ti<m  of  the  Gorman  Empire  in  1871,  and  then  ref  ^  *'  \^ 
decorations  of  distinction  and  knighthood, 
well-known  New  York  banking-house  of  Kx';.  ^  ;  ,   .y.mjiw 
Kiihne,  wliich  to-day  occupies  high  rank  in  the  tiuancial  w 
He  n-:  ss  Ellen  Josephine  Miller,  a  descendant  of  ai: 

distiT!::  ;.i!gli;-h  fajjilv. 

The  secontl  son  <  •  hine  Kill 

bom  in  tins  city  -..-  named  i 

Kiihne.     He  was  <  Ah,  and  inth* 

of  the  City  of  "  .  :;ii  for  several  years  »•; 

his  education  ■<<  /, 

It  was  Mr.  Kuhne's  iiueution  to  follow  his  father's  vo. 
a  banker.  Accordingly,  upon  his  n-tM-.  ,  ,  ihis  counts 
his  studies  at  Leipsic,  he  entered  the  lOuse  of  - 

Nachod  &  Kuhne,  in  a  >    '       '      te  capuc.ty,  and  devote 
tention  to  a  thorough  f  the  details  of  the 


PEKCIVAL   KUHNE  219 

His  natural  aptitude  for  financial  affairs  and  his  careful  scholas- 
tic training  and  mental  discipline  made  his  progress  sure  but  by 
no  means  slow.  He  was  promoted  fi'om  rank  to  rank,  and 
eventually  became  a  partner  in  the  fii-m.  The  elder  Mr.  Kiihne 
died  in  Paris,  in  April,  1890,  and  thereupon  his  son  succeeded  to 
his  full  interest  in  the  firm. 

Mr.  Kiihne  has  paid  as  a  member  of  the  firm  the  same  inces- 
sant and  conscientious  attention  to  the  details  of  business  that 
he  paid  when  he  was  a  subordinate  learning  the  business.  He 
has  given  to  it  hkewise  the  benefit  of  his  admirable  judgment 
and  foresight,  and  his  unwavering  integrity,  thus  amply  sustain- 
ing the  estabhshed  reputation  of  the  house  for  probity  and  suc- 
cess. But  his  business  activities  have  not  by  any  means  been 
confined  to  the  counting-room.  His  high  standing  as  a  banker 
has  caused  him  to  be  eagerly  sought  after  by  other  financiers,  to 
lend  strength  and  judgment  to  their  enterprises.  Thus  he  be- 
came one  of  the  organizers  and  is  now  a  trustee  of  the  Colonial 
Trust  Company.  He  is  a  trustee  and  a  member  of  the  finance 
committee  of  the  Citizens'  Savings  Bank.  He  is  also  a  trus- 
tee of  the  Lincoln  Safe  Deposit  Company  and  of  the  Colonial 
Safe  Deposit  Company.  Nor  has  he  confined  himself  to  purely 
financial  affairs.  His  interest  has  extended  to  new  inventions 
and  manuf  aetiu-es.  He  became  identified  with  the  Pintsch  Light- 
ing Company,  as  director  and  secretary  of  that  corporation,  which 
was  later  amalgamated  with  the  Safety  Car  Heating  and  Light- 
ing Company.  He  is  also  a  director  and  vice-president  of  the 
Regina  Music  Box  Comj)any. 

Mr.  Kiihne  has  held  no  political  office,  and  has  sought  none, 
contenting  himself  politically  with  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of 
an  intelhgent  and  local  private  citizen. 

]VIi\  Kiihne  is  a  member  of  the  Union,  Metropolitan,  Union 
League,  and  Calumet  clubs,  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art, 
the  New  York  Botanical  Garden,  the  New  York  Zoological 
Garden,  Holland  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  and  the 
Seventh  Regiment  Veteran  Association.  He  was  married,  on 
January  31, 1893,  to  Miss  Lillian  Middleton  Kerr,  daughter  of  the 
late  Hamilton  B.  Kerr  of  New  York.     They  have  no  childi-en. 


JOHN  CAMPBELL  LATHAM 


JOHN  CAMPBELL  LATHAM,  the  third  of  that  name,— his 
father  and  grandfather  having  borne  it  before  him, —  is  a 
Kentuckian  by  birth,  but  hj  ancestry  a  Virginian  of  Virginians 
on  both  sides  of  the  family.  The  hrst  of  the  Lathams  in  this 
country  was  James  Latham,  who  came  over  from  England  and 
settled  in  Culpeper  County,  Virginia,  in  early  colonial  times. 
From  him  the  hne  of  descent  has  rim  unbroken  down  to  the 
subject  of  this  sketch.  Diu'ing  the  closing  years  of  the  last  cen- 
tury a  great  tide  of  migration  set  westward  from  Virginia  to 
what  is  now  the  State  of  Kentucky,  and  among  the  foremost  in 
that  movement  were  some  of  the  Lathams,  including  the  direct 
ancestors  of  ovu*  subject.  To  the  development  of  Kentucky  they 
gave  the  same  devotion  and  efficiency  that  earlier  generations 
of  the  same  family  had  given  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  Old 
Dominion. 

On  the  maternal  side,  also,  Mr.  Latham  is  of  pm^e  cavaUer 
ancestry,  his  mother's  family  having  been  among  the  earUest 
colonists  of  Virginia.  Two  generations  back.  Dr.  David  Grlass 
of  Richmond,  Virginia,  was  one  of  the  foremost  physicians  and 
sm'geons  in  the  country.  He  temporarily  forsook  his  profession 
to  engage  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  as  a  patriotic  olficer  of  unerr- 
ing skill  and  unfaihng  courage  he  distinguished  himself  as 
greatly  upon  the  field  of  battle  as  in  the  healing  art  of  medicine. 
Dr.  Glass's  daughter  Virginia  became  the  wife  of  the  second 
John  Campbell  Latham.  The  latter  was  one  of  the  foremost 
citizens  of  Hopkinsville,  Kentucky.  He  is  described  as  ha'sdng 
been  a  man  of  affairs  in  the  highest  and  best  sense  of  the  term. 
Sound  judgment,  business  abihty,  and  unimpeachable  character 
assured  him  great  success  in  his  undertakings,  and  fitted  him 


JOHN  CA.^ 


M 


JOHN  CAMPBELL  it  name- 

father  and  grandfatner  n;r  ing  ixinic  u   i>eiore  him, — 
Kentuckian  by  birth,  but  by  ancestry  a  Virginian  of  Virgii , 
on  both  sides  of  the  family.     The  first  of  th 
eoiintry  was  James  Latham,  v-rho  t-ame  over  t 
settled  in  Gulpeper  CouDt  i   early  colonial  tii 

From  him  tho  htin  <>)  th-Av-    ■      i  ujbroken  down  tc 

su\)ject  of  thif;  skwtcb.  Duiing  the  closiui.':  y<^ars  of  the  last 
tnry  a  great  tide  of  migration  set  westward  from  Virgini 
what  is  now  the  ytate  of  Kentucky,  and  among  the  foremo- 
that  movement  were  some  of  the  Lathams,  including  the  di 
ancestors  of  our  subject.  ^■'  '  ■  '^  development  of  Kentucky  i 
gave  the  same  devotic  oiency  that  earlier  generat 

of  the  same  family  had  given  to  the  upbuiJlding  of  the 
Dominion. 

On  the  maternal  side,  also,  Mr.  Latham  is  of  pure  ca-^ 
f<i:      .;  -■    1p"^  mother's  family  hfvincr  1.  ■•  n  among  the  ea' 


rfdrsia.     Two  jro 

O '    :  V 

surg> 

to  engiiii- 

ing  skill 

greatly  upon  the  field  oi  ba 

Dr.  Glass's   daughter  Virgiuni 

John  Campbell  Latham.     The  latter  was  one  of  tlie 

citizens  of  Hv>pklnsville,  Kentucky.     He  is  described  v 

been  a  maii  <■■"'  .iT^irs  in  the  highest  and  best  sense  of  • 

So\ind  ju  winess  ability,  and  unimpeachable 

assured  i..       .;      ■  •::uc«'e8s  in  his  undertakings,  and  1: 


•aok,  Dr.  David  t 
"'most  physic' 
orsook  his  ]\ 
-■■  riotic  officer  ' 
Mnguished  hi- 
he  healing  art  of  '..' 
(iiie  the  wife  of  tb 


AflT^-^^^-^c* /  *^  Ok « t 


JOHN  CAMPBELL  LATHAM  221 

well  for  the  many  places  of  trust  to  which  he  was  called  by  the 
m-geut  choice  of  his  fellow-citizens. 

To  this  latter  couple  was  born  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  John 
Campbell  Latham  III,  at  Hopkinsville,  Christian  County,  Ken- 
tucky, on  October  22,  1844.  He  was  well  instructed  in  primary 
and  secondary  schools,  and  was  just  about  to  enter  the  Univer- 
sity of  Virginia  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out.  At  the  first  call 
to  arms  he  tkrew  down  his  books  and  enlisted  in  the  Confederate 
forces.  He  did  not  once  leave  the  field,  even  on  fm-lough,  until 
Lee  surrendered  at  Appomattox.  From  November,  1862,  until 
the  surrender,  he  served  on  General  Beauregard's  staff  in  va- 
rious capacities  of  closest  confidence  wdth  that  commander. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  he  returned  to  Kentucky.  His  first 
ventm"e  was  the  estabhshment  of  a  dry-goods  firm  inHopkinsviUe, 
which  business  he  conducted  successfully  for  three  years.  In 
1870  he  closed  out  his  Kentucky  interests  and  came  to  New 
York.  Having  a  decided  partiality  for  finances,  he  went  at  once 
into  Wall  Street.  In  1871  he  founded  the  now  widely  known 
banking-house  of  Latham,  Alexander  &  Co.,  which  has  survived 
the  varying  fortunes  of  Wall  Street  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a 
century  without  a  change  of  name.  Besides  general  banking,  the 
firm  has  for  years  done  a  large  cotton  commission  and  invest- 
ment business. 

To  Mr.  Latham's  indefatigable  energy  and  unvarying  integrity 
must  be  credited  the  excellent  reputation  and  signal  success  of 
the  house  over  which  he  has  presided.  His  whole  life  is  devoted 
to  business  and  to  his  home.  Neither  social  clubs  nor  pohtical 
organizations  have  any  attraction  for  him.  He  has  always  stu- 
diously shunned  public  ofiice,  even  to  the  extent  of  avoiding 
ofl&cial  connection  with  any  and  all  corporations. 

He  has  done  much  for  the  material  advancement  of  his  native 
town,  and  takes  a  great  pride  in  its  prosperity.  In  1887  he 
erected  in  Hopkinsville  a  magnificent  monument  to  the  memory 
of  the  unknown  Confederate  dead  who  were  buried  there.  It  is 
one  of  the  handsomest  memorials  of  the  kind  in  the  South,  and 
well  bespeaks  the  donor's  reverence  for  his  dead  comrades-at- 
arms,  who  gave  their  lives  for  the  cause  they  believed  to  be  just. 

Mr.  Latham  was  married,  on  November  19, 1874,  to  Miss  Mary 
L.  Allen,  daughter  of  Thomas  H.  Allen  of  Memphis,  Tennessee. 


EDWARD  LAUTERBACH 


EDWARD  LAUTERBACH,  whose  brilliant  career  as  a  law- 
yer aud  politician  has  made  his  one  of  the  most  familiar 
names  in  New  York,  was  bom  in  New  York  city  on  Angust  12, 
1844.  His  education  was  begun  in  the  public  schools  and  contin- 
ued in  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York,  from  which  institu- 
tion he  was  graduated  with  honors  in  1864.  He  worked  hard  in 
school  and  college,  as  one  to  whom  study  was  a  privilege  rather 
than  a  drudgery,  and  as  soon  as  he  received  his  degree  entered 
upon  a  course  of  law  in  the  offices  of  Townsend,  Dyett  &  Morrison. 
After  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  became  a  member  of  this  firm, 
which  was  then  reorganized  under  the  name  of  Morrison,  Lau- 
terbach  &  Spingarn.  The  death  of  Mr.  Spingarn  terminated  the 
partnership,  and  Mr.  Lauterbach  foi'med  his  present  connection 
with  the  firm  of  Hoadley,  Lauterbach  &  Johnson.  Individually, 
the  firm  is  an  unusually  strong  one,  and  is  well  known  thi'oughout 
the  country. 

Mr.  Lauterbach  has  made  an  exhaustive  study  of  the  statutes 
relating  to  corporate  bodies,  and  has  a  high  standing  at  the  bar 
as  a  speciahst  in  this  department  of  practice.  He  has  success- 
fully conducted  a  large  number  of  important  litigations  involving 
intricate  points  of  law,  and  has  a  wide  reputation  for  being  able 
to  settle  large  cases  outside  the  courts. 

In  addition  to  his  other  practice,  JVIi*.  Lauterbach  is  a  promi- 
nent figure  in  railroad  circles  as  an  organizer.  He  was  instru- 
mental in  bringing  about  the  consolidation  of  the  Union  and 
Brooklyn  Elevated  roads,  and  the  creation  of  the  Consolidated 
Telegraph  and  Electrical  Subway,  and  was  concerned  in  the  re- 
organization of  many  railroads.  He  is  coimsel  for  and  a  dh-ector 
of  a  number  of  street  surface  railroads,  among  others  the  Third 
Avenue  system. 


tcfwc^xd. 


EDWARD  LAUTERBACH 

^■^DWAJRD  I.ATJTERBACH,  whose  brilUant  career  as  a 
i  yer  and  politician  has  made  his  one  of  the  most  fan 
names  in  New  York,  was  bom  in  New  York  city  on  Ai; . ' 
1844.     His  education  wa?  bpsjun  in  the  pubhe  schools  anu 
ued  in  the  College  of  tli  S'ew  York,  from  which  in;- 

tion  he  was  gT':- '     '    ■  • --*-4.    Heworke(M^'- 

school  and  coi  was  a  privile, 

than  a  drudgery,  i;  'is  degree 

upon  a  course  of  law  u>yett  &  T 

After  his  admissi.?!^  lo  cue  bar  ue  became  a  member  of  t; 
which  was  then  reorganized  under  the  name  of  Morrii^v  ; 
terbach  &  Spingarn.     Thedeath  of  Mr.  Spingarn  tei-min 
partiiership,  and  Mr.  Lauterbach  formed  his  present  coi.  / 
with  tl'jc  firm  of  Hoadley,  Lauterbach  &  Johnson.    Indr  i; 
the  firm  is  an  imusually  strong  one,  and  is  well  known  thi  <  ^'. 
t:lr     :oiii':i:ry. 

tei'bach  has  made  an  exhar 

He  ha^; 


t<i  s*'ttie  large 

iu  additioTi  tv..  .  ,    •■  i,.  ■.   ....,-  ...     .  \-.,,  Lauterbach 
uent  figure  in  railroatl"  circles  as  an  organizer.    E 
mental  i:>  ■    'idation  of 

Brooklyn  •■<.^\r>ri  <^ 

Tt-Jegraph  and  iiiieoi.rjcaj  feuhw;-! 
organization  of  many  railroads.     .... 
of  a  uumljpr  of  street  surface  railroads,  a 
Avenue  system. 


^r< 


EDWARD    LAUTERBACH  223 

Mr.  Lauterbach  has  always  been  a  Republican,  and  lias  taken 
as  active  a  part  in  State  and  local  politics  as  tlie  absorbing  natiu'e 
of  bis  profession  would  permit.  For  some  years  be  was  chair- 
man of  the  Republican  County  Committee  of  New  York,  and 
was  associated  with  Chauucey  M.  Depew,  Thomas  C.  Piatt, 
Frank  S.  Witherbee,  and  Frank  Hiscock  in  the  advisory  com- 
mittee of  the  Republican  State  Committee.  In  the  Republican 
National  Convention  held  at  St.  Louis  in  1896  he  was  a  delegate 
at  large  from  New  York,  was  the  member  from  New  York  of  the 
committee  on  resolutions,  and  was  one  of  the  sub-committee  of 
nine  appointed  to  di'aft  the  platform,  the  financial  plank  of 
which  presented  the  greatest  issue  that  had  been  before  the 
American  people  for  many  years.  Mr.  Lauterbach  was  one  of  the 
three  delegates  at  large  from  the  city  of  New  York  to  the  Consti- 
tutional Convention,  which  met  in  June,  1894.  He  was  made 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  pubhc  charities,  an  appointment 
which  was  considered  highly  appropriate,  as  he  has  been  very 
prominent  in  all  philanthropic  and  benevolent  work,  and  is  con- 
nected officially  with  many  charitable  organizations.  The  cause 
of  education  has  a  sympathetic  and  practical  fi-iend  in  Mr. 
Lauterbach,  who  has  done  much  in  various  ways  for  its 
advancement. 

Mr.  Lauterbach  is  married,  and  has  four  children.  The  old- 
est, a  son,  was  educated  for  his  father's  profession,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  the  age  of  twenty-one.  The  other  three 
are  daughters.  Mrs.  Lauterbach  has  for  years  been  a  conspic- 
uous figure  in  New  York  society,  not  only  in  its  brilliancy  and 
pleasure-seeking,  but  also  in  its  beneficent  activities.  She  be- 
came interested  in  the  Consumers'  League,  and  did  much  to 
secure  legislation  for  the  benefit  of  women  employed  in  factories. 
She  has  also  been  interested  in  the  movement  for  woman  suf- 
fi-age,  the  Good  Government  clubs,  the  Prison  Guild,  and  many 
other  enterprises  for  the  improvement  of  social,  industrial,  and 
educational  conditions. 


LYSANDER  WALTER  LAWRENCE 

"TTAPPY  the  people  whose  annals  are  blank  in  the  history 
XX  books,"  said  Carlyle.  Even  more  true  is  it  of  the  man 
whose  quiet  life  enables  him  to  keep  out  of  the  "  history  books." 
Such  a  man  is  Lysander  Walter  Lawi'enee.  He  has  no  war 
record.  He  has  held  no  poUtical  office,  and  has  never  wanted 
one.  He  has  never  caused  a  public  sensation.  Yet  he  has  lived 
a  happy,  prosperous,  useful  hfe,  full  of  kind  deeds,  essentially 
a  friendly  life ;  and  now,  although  he  is  far  from  having  "  fall'n 
into  the  sear,  the  yellow  leaf,"  he  has,  and  in  abundance, 

"  that  which  should  accompany  old  age, 
As  honor,  love,  obedience,  troops  of  friends." 

Mr.  Lawrence  was  born  in  Albany,  New  York,  on  July  30, 
1836.  He  grew  up  in  that  cultivated  city  and  was  educated 
in  its  best  schools.  In  April,  1858,  he  came  to  New  York  city 
and  entered  on  a  business  career  which  has  been  steadily  suc- 
cessful. In  1863  he  married  an  estimable  lady  of  Savannah, 
Georgia,  with  whom  he  enjoyed  the  most  perfect  marital  bliss 
for  thirty-five  years,  until  her  death  in  1898.  He  has  just  built 
and  presented  to  the  village  of  Palenville,  in  New  York  State, 
where  he  and  his  wife  were  accustomed  to  spend  their  summers, 
the  Rowena  Memorial,  a  very  handsome  stone  building  fitted 
with  every  best  modern  device,  in  which  the  two  district  schools 
of  the  village  have  been  consolidated. 

When  Mr.  La\^Tcnce  came  to  New  York  he  obtained  employ- 
ment with  a  prominent  firm  of  manufactming  stationers.  Five 
years  later  he  was  admitted  to  the  firm,  and  subsequently,  on 
the  death  of  some  of  the  partners  and  the  retirement  of  others, 
he  became  sole  proprietor  of  the  concern,  which  is  now  one  of 

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LYSANDER  WALTER  L 

"X3["APP¥'  the  people  whose  annals  are  blank  in  the  h' 
X 1-  liooks,"  said  Carlyle.  Even  more  true  is  it  of  the 
whose  quiet  lite  enables  him  to  keep  out  of  the  "  history  b': 
Such  a  man  is  Lysander  Walter  Lawi'ence.  He  has  no 
record.  He  has  held  no  political  office,  and  has  never  w. 
one.  He  lias  never  caused  a  public  sensation.  Yet  he  has? 
a  happy,  prosperous,  useful  lif .-»  kind  de^ds,  esseij 

a  friendly  life;  and  now,  altlioui  -r  from  having  '' ; 

into  tlie  sear,  the  yellow  leaf,"  he  has,  and  in  abundance. 

"  that  which  should  aecompany  old  a^i-, 
As  honor,  love,  obedience,  troops  of  frien  I-.." 

Mr.  Lawrence  was  born  in  Albany,  New  York,  on  Jui 
1836.  He  grew  up  in  that  cultivated  citv  and  was  ed> 
in  its  best  schools.     In  Apii],  185)-:,  be  (jame  to  New  Y 

a.n?  entered  on  a  business  career  which  hs^  ^'-  r    -tr: 
In  1863  he  married  an  esi 


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LYSANDER    WALTER    LAWRENCE  SSO 

the  most  important  of  its  kind  in  the  United  States.  It  is  a 
noteworthy  fact  that  in  the  entire  forty-one  years  of  his  business 
hfe  Mr.  Lawrence  has  remained  within  a  stone's  throw  of  the 
spot  where  he  began,  in  Nassau  Street,  near  Pine  Street.  Mer- 
chants have  moved  far  away.  Banks  and  insurance  companies 
have  gone,  sometimes  up-town  and  sometimes  down.  Building 
after  building  in  wliich  he  was  located  has  been  demolished  to 
make  room  for  immense  new  edifices.  But  he  has  stuck  close 
to  the  old  stand,  and  has  held  most  of  his  original  patrons.  Pos- 
sibly most  of  Mr.  Lawrence's  friends,  if  called  on  to  mention 
his  chief  trait,  would  at  once  declare  that  it  is  fidehty  — fidehty  in 
business  and  in  social  relationships.  But  on  second  thought  they 
would  probably  agi*ee  that  his  most  marked  characteristic  is  friend- 
hness.  If  some  customer  wishes  a  peculiar  trinket  for  his  desk, 
Mr.  Lawrence  will  provide  it — the  more  certainly  if  it  prove  diffi- 
cult to  obtain.  Not  for  the  profit  to  be  made  on  it.  The  chances 
are  that  if  he  has  to  send  to  the  other  side  of  the  world  for  it,  or 
have  it  invented  and  newly  made,  he  will  deliver  it  with  a  bill 
for  a  quarter  of  its  cost,  after  which  he  will  retire  to  his  private 
office  and  quietly  enjoy  the  pleasure  he  has  confeiTcd.  If  a 
faithful  clerk  gi'ows  unwontedly  serious  and  at  times  appears 
troubled,  he  may  find,  some  evening  after  he  has  kissed  his  wife 
and  the  baby,  that  the  formidable-looking  envelop  that  came 
by  a  late  mail  contains  a  "  satisfaction  piece  "  as  proof  that  the 
mortgage  on  his  house  has  been  paid  off  —  by  Mr.  Lawrence,  of 
course.  If  some  institution  for  improving  and  gratifying  public 
taste  has  a  specific  need,  Mr.  Lawi-ence  will  offer  aid  for  the 
purpose,  provided  his  name  be  kept  out  of  the  subscription  list. 
If  some  family  be  in  want  of  food  or  fuel  or  money  to  pay 
the  rent,  a  natural  affinity  will  bring  the  case  to  the  knowledge 
of  this  shy,  retiring  man,  and  then  the  distress  will  be  relieved. 
And  such  deeds  will  be  done  because  Mr.  La^vrence  is  impelled 
by  the  glowing  power  of  friendship  —  for  the  young  clerk  quite 
as  much  as  for  the  bank  president,  for  the  destitute  family  quite 
as  truly  as  for  the  popular  institution.  In  truth,  so  genial  and 
friendly  is  this  man  that  no  person,  even  a  stranger,  can  en- 
counter him  five  minutes  in  his  place  of  bi;siness  without  going 
out  more  cheerful  than  he  went  in.  Thus  the  world  is  better 
because  Walter  Lawrence  is  living  in  it. 


JAMES   D.  LAYNG 

THE  history  of  the  development  of  the  American  nation  is, 
industrially,  largely  a  history  of  railroads.  In  no  other  coun- 
try have  raih'oads  been  built  on  so  enterprising  a  scale,  and  in  no 
other  have  they  done  so  much  for  the  material  upbuilding  of  the 
nation,  or  contributed  so  much  to  the  progress  of  social  and 
political  affairs.  For  beyond  doubt  the  great  trunk-lines  stretch- 
ing in  all  directions  over  the  continent  are  one  of  the  most  potent 
factors  in  binding  together  all  parts  of  the  Union  in  a  harmo- 
nious whole. 

Natm-ally,  therefore,  railroad  men  figure  largely  in  the  national 
biography.  It  is  with  such  a  man  that  we  are  at  present  to  deal. 
James  D.  Layng  is  the  son  of  George  W.  Layng,  a  lawyer,  and 
Elizabeth  N.  Layng,  and  was  born  at  Columbia,  Pennsylvania, 
on  August  30,  1833.  His  father  was  born  in  the  north  of  Ire- 
land, of  Scotch  and  Irish  ancestry,  and  his  mother  was  born  in 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  of  Irish  ancestry.  He  was  educated 
at  the  Western  University,  of  Pennsylvania,  at  Pittsburg,  and  was 
graduated  there  in  the  class  of  1849.  His  attention  was  imme- 
diately thereafter  centered  upon  railroading,  and  to  that  business 
it  has  been  chiefly  devoted  ever  since,  \\'ith  more  than  ordinary 
success. 

It  was  on  August  9,  1849,  when  he  was  scarcely  sixteen  years 
old,  and  had  been  out  of  college  only  a  few  weeks,  that  he  began 
work  as  a  rod-man  in  the  engineer  corps  engaged  in  building  the 
Ohio  and  Pennsylvania  Railroad.  He  remained  at  that  work 
until  March  12,  1850,  when  he  became  level-man  in  the  same 
service.  On  May  1,  1850,  he  became  an  assistant  engineer  of 
construction  of  the  same  road ;  on  November  25,  1851,  resident 
engineer  of  construction  of  the  Steubenville  and  Indiana  Rail- 
road; in  November,  1853,  resident  engineer  of  construction  of 

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JAMES  B.  LAYNG 

fl'^HE  history  of  the  development  of  tl  ■   '  .n  natiou 

JL   industrially,  largely  a  history  of  railrc  o  other  cm 

try  have  suilroads  been  built  on  so  enterprising  a  scale,  and  ii 
othor  have  they  done  so  much  for  the  material  upbuilding  oi  : 
oatioit.  or  contributed  so  much  to  the  progress  of  social  .. 
poii tic  al  affairs.     For  beyond  doubt  t) :  '  unk-linesstrc 

iug  in  all  direetinn«  nvpv  the-  <^r,■n^^^^f^l^>  1  the  most  pov 

factors  in  .:  Union  in  a  harmt 

iiioUH  wh(>: 

Naturally,  therefore,  railroad  men  figiu-e  largely  in  the  natii' 
biogxciphy.  It  is  with  such  a  man  that  we  are  at  present  to  i' 
Jame^-  D.  Layng  is  the  son  of  George  W.  Layng,  a  lawyer,  ; 
Ehzabt.th  N.  Layng,  and  was  born  at  Columbia,  Pcnnsylvai 
on  August  30,  1833.  His  father  was  born  in  the  north  of  ' 
land,  of  Scotch  and  Irish  ancestiy,  and  his  mother  was  borr 
Pliiladelphia,  Pennsylvania,  of  Irish  ancestry.  Ho  was  educ; 
at  tbti  Western  University,  of  Pennsylvania,  at  Pittsburg,  and 

•here  in  the  cI  -     -      ^  ■ 

i\  'iff'-^f  forter- 

1?  jc  ihau  1.1 

su .;   •  . 

old.,  a;:  -■';"■,:■  ''.s,  I  ii;u  ! 

work.:  eria'iii*:''  ;  dinbuil. 

Ohio  Jiuu   !•;.::  iLtf  reiiictin€'.d  at  t). 

until'  ilarch  I:  .'ocame  level-man  in 

service.     On  May  1.  1-  oame  an  assistaii' 

construction  of  the  saiin    !•    ■      <.»n  November '"'■' 
engineer  of  constniction'of  tlie  Steubeiiville  •■' 
road;  in  November,  1853,  resident  t 


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JAMES    D.    LAYNG  227 

the  Cleveland  and  Mahoning  Railroad ;  in  January,  1856,  chief 
engineer  of  maintenance  of  way ;  and  in  April,  1858,  superin- 
tendent of  the  Steubenville  and  Indiana  Railroad ;  in  October, 
1865,  superintendent  of  the  eastern  division  of  the  Pittsburg, 
Fort  WajTie  and  Chicago  Raih-oad,  into  which  the  old  Ohio 
and  Pennsylvania  i-oad  had  been  transformed;  in  July,  1871, 
assistant  manager,  and  in  August,  1874,  general  manager  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Company's  lines,  including  the  Pittsburg,  Fort 
Wayne  and  Chicago,  formerly  Ohio  and  Pennsylvania,  so  that 
thus,  after  twenty-five  years,  he  became  general  manager  of 
the  very  road  on  which  he  began  his  work  as  a  surveyor's  rod- 
man.  In  July,  1881,  he  became  general  superintendent  of  the 
Chicago  and  Northwestern  Railroad.  Since  January  1,  1884, 
he  has  been  general  manager  of  the  West  Shore  Railroad ;  from 
April,  1887,  to  July,  1890,  he  was  president  of  the  Cleveland, 
Columbus,  Cincinnati  and  Indianapolis  Railroad ;  since  July  1, 
1890,  he  has  been  vice-president  of  the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  and  St.  Louis  Railroad ;  and  since  December  1, 1890,  he 
has  been  general  manager  of  the  Beech  Creek  Railroad. 

At  the  present  time  Mr.  Layng  is  vice-president  and  general 
manager  of  the  West  Shore  Railroad,  vice-president  of  the  C, 
C,  C.  &  St.  L.  Railroad,  general  manager  of  the  Wallkill  Valley 
Railroad,  general  manager  of  the  Beech  Creek  Raihoad,  vice- 
president  of  the  Illinois  Zinc  Company,  and  a  director  of  the 
West  Shore  Railroad,  the  New  York  &  Harlem  Raih-oad,  the  C, 
C,  C.  &  St.  L.  Railroad,  the  WallkiU  Valley  Railroad,  the  New 
Jersey  Junction  Raih"oad,  the  West  Shore  &  Ontario  Terminal 
Company,  the  Lincoln  National  Bank  of  New  York,  the  City 
Trust  Company  of  New  York,  and  the  Iron  City  National  Bank 
of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania. 

With  this  imposing  array  of  business  interests,  Mr.  Layng  has 
found  no  time  for  office-holding  or  for  active  participation  in 
politics,  apart  from  the  duties  of  a  private  citizen.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Union  League,  Metropolitan,  and  Transportation 
clubs,  and  the  Ohio  Society  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Layng  was  married,  on  February  13, 1862,  to  Miss  Agnes 
Means  of  Steubenville,  Ohio.  Their  children  are  named  Frank 
S.,  Addie  M.,  Mary  L.,  Agnes  W.,  and  James  Dawson  Layng,  Jr. 


J.  EDGAR  LEAYCRAFT 


J  EDGAR  LEAYCRAFT  is  a  native  of  New  York,  and  a 
•  son  of  the  late  Anthony  D.  Leaycraft,  who  was  also  of 
New  York  birth.  He  was  born  in  the  Ninth  Ward,  and  his  first 
education  was  had  in  the  public  school  on  Thu-teenth  Street, 
near  Seventh  Avenue.  From  it  he  was  graduated  to  the  Free 
Academy,  which  has  since  become  kno'OTi  as  the  College  of  the 
City  of  New  York.  In  the  latter  institution  he  was  able  to 
remain  only  one  year,  at  the  end  of  which  he  decided  to  bid 
farewell  to  school,  and  to  enter  practical  business  life. 

His  first  engagement  was  in  a  broker's  office  on  Pine  Street. 
He  was  then  a  mere  boy,  and  began  with  a  boy's  work  and  a 
boy's  pay.  But  his  diligence  and  application  secured  him 
advancement,  so  that  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  was  cashier 
and  bookkeeper  of  a  firm  doing  a  large  banking  and  brokerage 
business.  Not  long  after  this  the  fii'ui  dissolved,  and  he  was 
compelled  to  look  elsewhere  for  employment.  He  promptly 
decided  to  find  it  in  an  offi.ce  of  his  own. 

Mr.  Leaycraft  accordingly  began  operations  in  the  business 
which  has  engaged  his  chief  attention  ever  since.  He  opened 
on  his  own  account  a  real-estate  office  on  Eighth  Avenue,  near 
Furty-second  Street.  He  was  a  stranger  in  that  part  of  the  city, 
with  no  friends  and  no  patrons.  But  he  started  iu  to  win  them, 
and  soon  succeeded.  He  did  a  large  business  in  selling  and 
leasing,  and  secured  the  permanent  management  of  a  number 
of  pieces  of  property.  Year  by  year  his  patronage  increased, 
until  now  he  is  said  to  have  the  largest  in  all  that  quarter 
of  the  city,  as  well  as  a  splendid  business  in  other  districts. 
He  represents  the  trustees  and  executors  of  a  number  of  estates, 
and  is  agent   for  some  of  the  most   extensive  personal  and 


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JEDGAK.  L-^ 
.    son  of  the  late  A 

near  Seventh  Avemie.  ^^^  ^^^^^^^  ^^ 

^fTi^^  ^  the  latte.  mstrtuixon  h.  was  ahL 
reuain  o^ly  one  year,  at  the  end  of  wl.eh  he  decxded  to 
SLen  toLhool,  and  to  enter  P-t^c^^X^^^^e  St. 
His  first  engage.  ^  ^ith  a  hov's  work  a. 

He  was  then  a  m-  .lication    secured 

boy's  pa}  a  years  he  was  ca-. 

advanceme..^  .  ^      ^^^^^^    .^^^  l^^^ok. 

and  bookkeep^  --.        ^^  ^^^^^^.^^^^^  ^^^  ^, 

business.     JNol  i^'-i^  ■'^^'*-    ^^^'^  "-  xto  virn'- 

r.^lled  to  look  elsewhere  for  employment.      He  pro. 

.  find  it  in  an  office  of  hi^ 


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ghth  At. 
ill  that  pai-t « 


m.'  menv 


and  .-^oon  suc- 

leasing,  a^d  secured  the  >  ^'t-^^m 

of  T>ie(-s  of  property.    \^^^^      /  : ' '«•  ^'^  P^*^^^ 
ixtS  now  he  IS  said  to  have  the  Urgest  m   a^. 
of  the  citr,  as  weU  as  a  splendid  business  m 
He  represents  the  trustees  and  executors  of  a  nui 
fnd  is  agent  for  some  of  the  most  extensive  y 


J.    EDGAR    LEAYCRAFT  229 

corporate  estates  in  New  York,  as  well  as  for  a  whole  army  of 
clients.  He  has  successfully  negotiated  many  important  sales 
of  property  in  various  pai-ts  of  the  city,  and  has  often  been  called 
to  serve  as  an  appraiser.  He  has  for  several  years  been  a  direc- 
tor, and  for  three  years  treasurer,  of  the  Real  Estate  Exchange 
and  Auction  Rooms,  Limited,  and  was  one  of  the  founders  and 
first  directors  of  the  Real  Estate  Board  of  Brokers.  These  lat- 
ter places  are  inchcative  of  the  good  will  that  is  felt  toward  Mr. 
Leaycraft,  and  of  the  confidence  that  is  felt  in  him,  by  his  asso- 
ciates and  rivals  in  the  real-estate  business. 

Apart  from  his  business,  strictly  speaking,  though  in  a  great 
measure  because  of  his  success  and  integrity  in  business,  Mr. 
Leaycraft's  interests  are  varied,  numerous,  and  important.  His 
regard  for  the  real-estate  business  and  his  unceasing  efforts  to 
raise  its  standard  naturally  led  him  into  the  movement  on  the 
upper  West  Side  of  the  city  which  culminated  in  the  formation  of 
the  West  End  Association,  of  which  he  has  been  treasurer  and 
a  most  influential  and  active  member  for  a  number  of  years. 
Similarly,  he  was  among  the  first  members  of  the  Colonial  Club, 
the  chief  social  organization  in  that  part  of  the  city.  He  was 
chosen  a  member  of  its  committee  on  site,  and  it  is  largely  be- 
cause of  his  judgment  and  foresight  that  the  club  now  possesses 
its  fine  club-house  in  an  unsurpassed  situation.  Mr.  Leaycraft 
maintains  an  active  interest  in  the  club,  being  a  member  of  its 
board  of  governors,  and  also  its  treasurer. 

Mr.  Leaycraft  has  been  for  a  number  of  years  a  trustee  of  the 
Franklin  Savings  Bank,  and  at  the  present  time  is  a  member  of 
its  finance  committee  and  chairman  of  the  committee  in  charge 
of  the  erection  of  its  new  building.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trade  and  Transportation,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
of  the  State  of  New  York,  the  Union  League  Club,  the  New 
York  Historical  Society,  the  American  Museum  of  Natiu*al  His- 
tory, the  Up-Town  Association,  the  Merchants'  Association,  the 
Republican  Club  of  the  City  of  New  York,  of  which  he  has  for  a 
number  of  years  been  treasurer,  of  the  Colonial  Club,  as  already 
stated,  and  of  the  West  Side  Repubhcan  Club,  of  which  he  has 
been  president  and  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  since 
its  foundation.  He  is  a  strong  and  consistent  Republican,  and 
has  been  a  member  of  the  County  Committee  of  that  party  for 


230  J-    EDGAB    LEAYCRAFT 

some  years,  though  he  has  never  been  an  office-seeker  nor  a 
candidate  for  any  office.  In  1889,  however,  he  was  appointed  by 
Grovernor  Roosevelt  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Tax  Com- 
missioners, a  place  for  which  his  expert  knowledge  of  real-estate 
values  pecuharly  fitted  him.  This  appointment  was  made  with- 
out solicitation  by  Mr.  Leaycraft,  or  the  exercise  of  any  influence 
in  his  behalf,  and  was  accepted  by  him  at  the  Grovernor's  request. 
Mr.  Leaycraft  has  long  been  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  and  a  member  and  officer  of  the  Madison  Avenue 
Chm'ch  of  that  denomination.  He  is  also  treasurer  of  the  New 
York  City  Church  Extension  and  Missionary  Society  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  to  the  work  of  which  he  gives 
generously  of  his  time,  his  labor,  and  his  means. 

From  this  brief  outline  of  his  bitsy  and  honorable  career  it 
will  readily  be  concluded  that  Mr.  Leaycraft  has  been,  in  the 
best  sense  of  the  term,  the  architect  of  his  own  fortunes,  the 
builder  of  his  own  character  and  success.  His  unfaihng  integ- 
rity, his  soundness  of  judgment,  his  devotion  to  business,  his 
mastery  of  its  principles  and  details,  his  energy,  his  foresight 
and  enterprise,  are  chief  among  the  elements  which  have  attained 
for  him  the  high  success  which  he  now  enjoys,  and  which  none 
of  his  rivals  in  business,  not  even  those  whom  he  may  have  far 
outstripped,  can  have  just  cause  to  begrudge  him. 


e^yi/iyOcx^^Cxj^ 


DAVID  LEYENTRITT 


'L-J     till 


-le  ol  JNe^^ 


Yorker  by  educatio?!  .■ 
\Viimsboro,  South  Ca. 
vvas  nine  years  old  pre^-: ,. 
>f  the  country  were  nut 

'  '■■•een  Nort-        '  ' 

1  ifst  if>tn  ^, 


spirit 


■hey  thus  avoided 


■eeded  to  the  College  •■:  Sew  York,  t. 

t  he  Free  Academy.     1  school  life  h  . 

I  fine  student,  and  v -  -^d  his  cour.'-:- 

'  'emy  he  was  : 
He  then  at 
I  he  Law  School  of  Ne 

rhe  City  of  New  York,  .  ..,..., 

iUigent  and  receptive  le  was  i 

'      Admission  to  pi  '   " 

ig  man  opened  an  ■ 
:  excellent  prepai; 
.   id  him  success.     '... 
rom.  that  he  did  not  shrink,     kl^  so; 
'  valuable  familiarity  with  aU  iuip^ 


DAVID  LEVENTRITT 

DAVID  LEVENTRITT,  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  State  of  New  York,  is  a  Southerner  by  bh-th,  but  a  New- 
Yorker  by  education  and  long  residence.  He  was  bom  at 
Winnsboro,  South  Carolina,  on  January  31,  1845.  When  he 
was  nine  years  old  premonitions  of  troublous  times  in  that  part 
of  the  country  were  not  lacking.  The  spirit  of  antagonism 
between  North  and  South  was  steadily  growing,  and  threatening 
to  burst  into  violent  conflict.  In  those  controversies  Mr.  Leven- 
tritt's  family  took  little  actual  part.  But  in  1854  his  parents 
decided  to  remove  to  the  North.  Whether  purposely  or  not, 
they  thus  avoided  the  cataclysm  of  war  and  disaster  that  pres- 
ently came  upon  the  Palmetto  State,  and  spent  the  remainder  of 
their  days  in  the  peace  and  secm-ity  of  the  Northern  metropohs, 
and  the  boy  grew  up  here  as  a  New  York  boy. 

He  attended  the  public  schools  of  the  city,  and  thence  pro- 
ceeded to  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York,  then  known  as 
the  Free  Academy.  Throughout  his  school  life  he  was  noted  as 
a  fine  student,  and  when  he  finished  his  course  in  the  Free 
Academy  he  was  graduated,  in  1864,  as  the  salutatorian  of  his 
class.  He  then  adopted  the  law  as  his  profession,  and  entered 
the  Law  School  of  New  York  University,  or  the  University  of 
the  City  of  New  York,  as  it  was  then  called.  There  he  was  a 
diligent  and  receptive  student,  and  he  was  in  due  time  gradu- 
ated. Admission  to  practice  at  the  bar  followed,  and  then  the 
young  man  opened  an  ofifi.ce  and  began  work. 

His  excellent  preparation  and  his  natural  gifts  and  aptitude 
assured  him  success.  This  was  not  won  without  hard  work,  but 
from  that  he  did  not  shrink.  He  soon  gained  by  practice  a  wide 
and  valuable  famiharity  with  aU  important  branches  of  law, 


232  DAVID    LEVENTRITT 

especially  of  commercial  law.  He  was  employed  as  counsel  in 
many  noteworthy  cases,  and  achieved  a  high  average  of  success, 
especially  as  a  trial  lawyer.  In  the  last  twenty  years  few  law- 
yers in  New  York  have  appeared  in  court  more  frequently  or  to 
more  successful  purpose  than  he.  He  was  special  counsel  for 
the  city  in  the  proceedings  for  condemnation  of  land  for  the 
Washington  Park,  in  which  the  property-owners  claimed  more 
than  fifteen  hundred  thousand  dollars.  After  a  hard  legal  and 
argimientative  battle,  the  case  was  settled  at  less  than  half  that 
figure. 

Mr.  Leventritt  has  long  taken  an  active  interest  in  politics  as 
a  Democrat  and  a  follower  of  Tammany  Hall.  He  was  never 
an  office-holder,  however,  until  1899,  except  as,  by  appointment, 
chairman  of  the  Commission  for  the  Condemnation  of  Lands  for 
the  new  Third  Avenue  Bridge  over  the  Harlem  River.  In  the  fall 
of  1898,  however,  he  was  nominated  by  the  Democratic  party  for 
a  place  on  the  Supreme  Court  bench  of  the  State.  The  campaign 
was  a  somewhat  embittered  one,  but  Mr.  Leventritt  ran  ahead 
of  his  ticket,  and  was  triumphantly  elected.  At  the  beginning 
of  1899  he  took  his  place  upon  the  Supreme  Com"t  bench,  and 
was  immediately  designated  as  one  of  the  justices  of  the  Appel- 
late Term,  a  distinction  not  heretofore  accorded  to  a  judge  during 
his  first  year  of  service. 


t     '  '^'' 


APOLPH  I.EWISOHN 

1  of  this  . 
.,1849. 
r'amily,  whos  ■■  ion  with  m' 

iS  part  of  th;i.  '    -         '  ■- 

conducted  ;^ 
but  witb 
of  the  .■•, 

.'-.loipii   L' 

ant  career 


rht  into  pla> 

:^"s  entering 
riarkable  . 

electing  s,  ae  h: 

'■■■  surroui:.  ..le  verv  \ 

articular  purpose  there  might  h 

whom  hf^  •"  •■ ■   '    ■    ' 

calm,  iu'- 


:i  of  wealth,  and  ti 


ADOLPH  LEWISOHN 


THE  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Hamburg,  Germany, 
on  May  17,  1849.  Adolph  Lewisohu  comes  of  an  old  and 
honorable  family,  whose  connection  with  mercantile  affairs  in 
Hambiu'g  is  part  of  that  city's  history.  His  father,  ISIr.  Samuel 
Lewisohu,  conducted  a  large  business,  with  headquarters  in 
Hamburg,  but  with  connections  which  were  world-wide.  The 
importance  of  the  American  branch  of  the  elder  Mr.  Lewisohn's 
business  brought  Adolph  Lewisohu  to  this  country  as  a  young 
man,  and  he  at  once  commenced  to  build  up  the  foundation  of 
that  brilUant  career  which  has  brought  him  into  the  front  rank 
of  the  business  men  of  the  metropohs.  In  early  life  Mr.  Lew- 
isohn  was  a  gi-eat  student,  and  even  in  his  boyhood  a  remarkable 
master  of  mathematical  propositions,  having  been  especially 
proficient  in  algebraic  problems ;  and  this  faculty  has  largely 
been  brought  into  play  in  later  life,  as  applied  to  the  serious 
matters  always  entering  into  extended  business  operations.  Mr. 
Lewisohn's  remarkable  success  is  largely  due  to  his  wonderful 
judgment  in  selecting  business  associates,  he  having  always 
been  careful  to  suiTound  himself  with  the  very  best  material 
for  whatever  particular  piu-pose  there  might  be  in  point.  The 
assistants  with  whom  he  thus  surrounded  himself,  being  con- 
trolled by  the  calm,  judicial  mind,  the  self-contained,  forceful 
character  of  Mr.  Lewisohu,  have  been  no  small  aids  in  the  devel- 
opment of  the  important  business  now  represented  by  the  pow- 
erful fhm  of  Lewisohu  Brothers,  of  which  Adolph  Lewisohu  is 
general  manager. 

The  possession  of  wealth,  and  the  ability  to  enjoy  all  that  wealth 
can  purchase,  are  two  distinct  and  separate  things,  not  always 
foimd  in  happy  combination  ;  but  in  the  case  of  Mr.  Lewisohu 


234  ADOLPH    LEWISOHN 

this  most  happy  result  is  achieved.  As  a  lover  of  art  in  all  its 
branches,  as  a  connoisseur  of  paintings,  as  an  educated  master 
of  the  beauties  of  architecture,  Mr.  Lewisohn  stands  prominent ; 
and  his  knowledge  in  these  directions,  his  refined  tastes,  and 
his  appreciation  of  fine  literature  have  resulted  in  a  private  life 
which  affords  not  only  happiness  to  himself,  but  delight  to  his 
family  and  to  all  those  who  are  fortunate  enough  to  be  classed 
among  his  friends. 

Mr.  Lewisohn  married,  in  1878,  Miss  Emma  M.  Cahn  of  Phila- 
delphia, and  his  domestic  life  seems  to  afford  him  his  greatest 
pleasure.  The  result  of  this  mai-riage  has  been  a  charming  fam- 
ily of  three  daughters  and  two  sons.  Two  of  the  daughters  are 
married  to  young  and  rising  merchants  of  this  city. 

Mr.  Lewisohn  has  just  completed  a  fine  residence  at  No.  9 
West  Fifty-seventh  Street,  the  architectural  beauties  of  which 
have  been  the  subject  of  much  comment. 

His  summers  are  spent  at  his  country  place  at  Elberon,  known 
as  "Adelawn,"  which  was  formerly  known  as  the  Childs 
place,  ha\ing  been  built  by  the  late  George  W.  Childs,  and 
which  has  always  been  one  of  the  show-places  of  that  beautiful 
seaside  resort.  It  has  been  very  much  improved  by  the  present 
owner,  and  is  to-day  unquestionably  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
and  effective  gentlemen's  seats  on  the  New  Jersey  coast. 

In  addition  to  his  identification  with  the  firm  of  Lewisohn 
Brothers,  Mr.  Lewisohn  is  a  director  in  many  other  prominent 
enterprises  and  institutions,  though  his  disposition  is  such  as  to 
render  him  desirous  of  avoiding  any  notoriety ;  and  the  same 
principle  prevails  in  the  large  charity  which  he  exercises,  and 
of  which  few  know  save  those  who  profit  by  his  generosity. 


a 


Z^>)y€!t^ 


^ 


:«.  <r(5-.'^sf==^^..-7  \^^ 


-'l^i 


LEONARD 


:JHN 


I  ^...  o..,..^^,:,  ui  thepre^  'i.  who  h- 

»~   nent  in  this  city  and  <,  a  mer 

omes  from   a   city   .j.d    from  a  family  !<,.  for  <-om' 

aerml  and  fina^^-ial  acbi Axemen ts.     His  fe.,,  .    . .  .,  .^  '  ^      _: 
-hn,  was  foi  ars  one  of  the  best-known  mv  ■ 

.-sat  eity  of  iii,..  ,,,,,,„  princes,  Fiambr       '"  ln^li-'<  ^^ 

oonard  Lewisohn  was  bnr;),  en  O-  ^^  v  «,v  cx^j 

His  early  life  was  spent  n   '  ,j     ^^  ,^^^  ^^. 

irpassed  educational  Mdvr:  „fx^      m, 

^  no  n.>re  thorough  of  Germany, 

-ny  01  vvhieh  pay  pa.  ,    ..    -' 

•se  in  biisiness  and  com.- ■ 

■^ning.     Young  Le.^:  ,  an  ..dmirabi«  .tuu^nt   .a  aii 

;uehes,  and  when  h.  ,.,1  was  both  physically  and  im.i- 

'iaii%   ..  .dipped  for  tue  campaigns  of  life  more  Vomplv     . 
,'  oung  men. 

-   N^  li.;ul  Im  entered  his  father's  ofiice.  and  for  ihvt^e 
■  .ere,  putting  into  practice    ' 
studied  in  school,  and  eoi, 
'r^  fR,m\ty  in  using  them.     Then,  thoug- 

i    ■  -iajority,  he  decided  to  seek  a  wide,  ^,,  .^   :„ 

city  afforded.     He  judged  that  in  the 

•d  find  the  opportunitiv     '  ved,  and 

'/■t  Either  in  1865.  settliTig  in 

ary,  how  o  enters  -ard 

'eemplox      ^  .re  the  L  .^ly 

10  contraiy,  Ac  na/t  tiie  great  H..  .   ase 

■k  him, and  h-  ^^'■'■':  ■■^-^'  '^.--  ,!j.j^ 

'iresentativc.  '^^^,^^ 


■h  h. 

-1     ;:r 


/! 


^'^-. 


/ 


LEONARD  LEWISOHN 


rpnE  subject  of  the  present  sketch,  who  has  long  been  promi- 
J-  nent  m  this  city  and  country  as  a  merchant  and  financier, 
comes  from  a  city  and  from  a  famUy  long  noted  for  com- 
mercial and  financial  achievements.  His  father,  Samuel  Lewi- 
sohn,  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  best-known  merchants  in 
that  city  of  merchant  princes,  Hamburg,  Germany.  In  that  city 
-Leonard  Lewisohn  was  born,  on  October  10,  1847 

His  early  life  was  spent  in  Hamburg,  where  he  enjoyed  the  un- 
sm-passed  educational  advantages  afforded  by  that  city  There 
are  no  more  thorough  schools  for  boys  than  those  of  Germany 
many  of  which  pay  particular  attention  to  instruction  and  disci- 
phne  m  business  and  commercial  matters,  and  also  to  physical 
training.  Young  Lewisohn  was  an  admirable  student  in  aU 
branches,  and  when  he  left  school  was  both  physicaUy  and  intel- 
ectually  equipped  for  the  campaigns  of  hfe  more  completely 
than  most  young  men. 

On  leaving  school  he  entered  his  father's  office,  and  for  three 
years  served  there,  putting  into  practice  the  business  principles 
which  he  had  studied  in  school,  and  confirming  his  knowledge 
of  them  and  his  facility  in  using  them.  Then,  though  he  had 
not  yet  attamed  his  majority,  he  decided  to  seek  a  wider  field  for 
his  activities  than  that  city  afforded.  He  judged  that  in  the 
United  &  ates  he  would  find  the  opportunities  he  craved,  and 
aceordmgly  he  came  hither  in  1865,  setthug  in  New  York 

1  was  not  necessary,  however,  for  him  to  enter  upon  the  hard 
struggles  and  hmnble  employment  which  are  the  lot  of  so  manv 
SZffT  !^l  *^^^«^tral■y,  he  had  the  great  Hamburg  house 
ot  his  father  to  back  him,  and  he  estabhshed  himself  here  partlv 
as  Its  American  representative.     In  January,  1866,  when  he  was 


236  LEONAED    LEWISOHN 

less  than  nineteen  years  of  age,  he  started  the  fii'm  of  Lewisohn 
Brothers,  with  offices  at  No.  251  Pearl  Street,  conducting  it  at  first 
as  a  branch  of  the  Hamburg  house.  The  firm  imported  bristles, 
horsehair,  ostrich-feathers,  and  other  foreign  merchandise,  and, 
from  the  beginning,  did  a  prosperous  business. 

In  1868  the  importation  from  Germany  of  pig-lead,  for  use  in 
the  manufactiu-e  of  white  lead,  was  engaged  in,  and  later,  in  1872, 
the  firm  began  to  deal  in  copper.  From  that  time  Mr.  Lewisohn 
commenced  to  interest  himself  in  mining  industries.  In  1879 
he  purchased  several  mining  properties  in  Butte,  Montana,  and 
a  year  later  formed  the  Montana  Copper  Company,  and  in  1887, 
with  A.  S.  Bigelow  and  the  late  Joseph  M.  Clark,  he  formed 
the  Boston  and  Montana  Consolidated  Copper  and  Silver  Mining 
Company,  with  headquarters  in  Boston.  His  firm,  Lewisohn 
Brothers,  had  been  selling  agents  for  the  Tamarack  and  the 
Osceola  Copper  Mining  companies  since  1885,  and  acted  in  the 
same  capacity  for  the  Boston  and  Montana  Consohdated  Copper 
and  Silver  Mining  Company  and  other  large  companies.  In 
1895  Mr.  Lewisohn  was  active  in  forming  the  Old  Dominion 
Copper  Mining  and  Smelting  Company  of  Arizona,  and,  in  1897, 
the  Isle  Royale  Consohdated  Mining  Company  of  Lake  Superior, 
with  all  of  which  he  is  still  connected. 

During  the  year  1899  Mr.  Lewisohn  became  connected  with 
the  organization  of  several  other  companies  of  which  much  is 
expected  in  the  future.  Among  them  are  the  American  Smelt- 
ing and  Refining  Company,  the  Santa  Fe  Gold  and  Copper  Mining 
Company,  and  the  Tennessee  Copper  Company.  For  many  years 
Mr.  Lewisohn  has  been  a  firm  believer  in  the  importance  of  the 
American  copper-mines,  realizing  that  they  must  soon  be  relied 
upon  to  furnish  the  world's  supply,  the  mines  of  Eiirope  having 
been  all  but  exhausted  for  years,  and  those  of  South  America 
and  Africa  having  to  await  the  development  of  railroads  and 
other  facilities.  The  upward  movement  in  the  price  of  copper 
he  regards  as  natiu"al  and  not  forced,  inasmuch  as  it  results  from 
the  enonnous  and  increasing  demand  from  all  parts  of  the  world 
for  manufacturing  and  electrical  purposes,  in  comparison  with 
which  the  visible  supply  of  the  metal  is  small. 

Mr.  Lewisohn  was  married,  in  1870,  to  Miss  Rosalie  Jacobs, 
with  whom  he  lives  happily,  surrounded  by  a  large  family. 


■  ^'M/{ 


^ 


EPWAllD   VICTOR    LOEW 

lome  S.  Loew,  who  <■.: 

■ce,  then  a  province  of 

ire,  in  the  early  part  - 

■■■w  Yi  rk  city  on   '  ,,,   -    '  ,  " 

T        "l.,  ,  30.  nt  the 

i  ■  sciiuols  until  he  .....   .. 

-mt  of  the  death  of  his  fa 

,,}  j,^,^    ....  -(.,.  ,^Qj.j,  for  his  oi 


&  aenr  vvas?  in 


he  apphed 

aess.     In 

~-  em- 

his 


aeantime  he 


-ar.     By 

.,  T  busine.  ■  ..    .^..^ 

oou  *..uiit  up  a  lucrative  practice.     He  also  ensragod  m 

.  ulatious  and  building  operations,  with  much  ^sucfe.Hs 

the  present  time  he  has  been  interested  in  the  crecfi.-,,u 

four  him^^    ^  '     '  ^ings  for  resideutial  purposes  in  Now 

"^^^v  -  ^     ong  been  active  in  financial  affairs.     Ju  i-:,,,7 
i!  ni--,  ..-.rator  of  tho  Eleventh  Ward  Bn-'      ■ 
I  director.     Two  yea7>^  later  he  was  an  h 
ith  Ward  Savings  ''' 
ation.     Tu  1870  b.:- 

insurance  .  ni 

ug  for  twenty.,  =  h, 

H  an  incorporator  of  the  New  York  Reaj  ,ai  - 


I, 


EDWARD  VICTOR  LOEW 

-pDWARD  VICTOR  LOEW  is  a  son  of  Frederick  and  Sa- 
-LJ  lome  S.  Loew,  who  came  to  this  country  from  Strassburg 
Alsace,  then  a  province  of  France,  but  now  a  part  of  the  German 
Empire,  m  the  early  part  of  the  present  century.     He  was  born 
m  New  York  city  on  March  18,  1839,  and  was  educated  in  the 
pubhc  schools  until  he  was  twelve  years  old.     At  that  time  on 
account  of  the  death  of  his  father,  he  was  compeUed  to  leave 
school  and  go  to  work  for  his  own  support. 
^.^^f'^L^^S^^ement  was  in  a  real-estate  office,  and  he  apphed 
himself  diligently  to  learning  the  details  of  that  business      In 
tune  he  rose  to  be  chief  clerk  of  the  office  in  which  he  was  em- 
ployed.    He  left  that  place  to  go  into  partnership  with   his 
brother,  Charles  E.  Loew,  now  deceased,  in  the  same  business 
In  the  meantime  he  studied  law,  especially  that  pertaining  to 
real  estate,  and  in  1868  was  admitted  to  the  bar.     By  makino-  a 
specialty  of  real-estate  conveyancing  and  other  business  of  that 
sort  he  soon  bmlt  up  a  lucrative  practice.     He  also  engaged  m 
land  speculations  and  building  operations,  with  much  success 
I>own  to  the  present  time  he  has  been  interested  in  the  erection 
ot  nearly  four  hundred  buildings  for  residential  purposes  in  New 
lork  city. 

Mr.  Loew  has  long  been  active  in  financial  affairs.  In  1867 
he  was  an  incorporator  of  the  Eleventh  Ward  Bank,  of  which 
he  IS  still  a  director.  Two  years  later  he  was  an  incoi-porator  of 
the  Eleventh  Ward  Savings  Bank,  and  was  the  first  president  of 
that  institution.  In  1870  he  was  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the 
Manufacturers'  and  Builders'  Fire  Insurance  Company,  becom- 
i«?Q^i^  ^""^  president  and  serving  for  twenty-three  years.  In 
1873  he  was  an  incorporator  of  the  New  York  Real  Estate  Guar- 


238  EDWAKD    VICTOR    LOEW 

anty  Company.  In  1899  he  was  an  incorporator  of  the  New 
Amsterdam  Casualty  Company,  and  has  since  been  its  president. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Seaboard  National  Bank,  the  Knicker- 
bocker Trust  Company,  the  Trust  Company  of  New  York,  and 
the  Standard  Gas  Light  Company ;  and  is  vice-president  of  the 
American  Savings  Bank,  the  Ii'on  Steamboat  Company,  and  the 
Batopilas  Mining  Company. 

Mr.  Loew  has,  ever  since  he  attained  his  majority,  taken  an 
earnest  interest  in  public  affairs,  though  reluctant  to  take  ofi&ce. 
After  declining  various  nominations,  however,  he  was  induced, 
in  1884,  to  become  the  candidate  of  various  reform  organizations 
for  Controller  of  the  city,  and  was  elected  by  a  handsome  ma- 
jority. He  served  for  a  term  of  three  years,  and  distinguished 
himself  by  the  intelhgence  and  integrity  with  which  he  fiilfilled 
the  duties  of  that  important  office.  In  1887  he  was  earnestly 
virged  to  accept  a  reuomination,  but  felt  compelled,  by  personal 
business  interests,  to  decline. 

Mr.  Loew  belongs  to  a  number  of  the  best  clubs  of  the  me- 
tropolis, and  is  a  welcome  and  influential  figure  in  them.  Among 
them  are  the  Manhattan  Club,  the  City  Club,  and  the  Riding 
Club. 

He  was  married  in  New  York,  in  1872,  to  Miss  Julia  Goadby, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Goadby,  a  retired  manufacturer  of  New 
York.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Loew  have  a  family  of  three  sons  and  two 
daughters:  Edward  Victor  Loew,  Jr.,  William  Goadby  Loew, 
Frederick  W.  Loew,  Edna  Goadby  Loew,  and  Marguerite  Sa- 
lome Loew.  Theu"  home  is  a  center  of  refined  social  hfe  and 
graceful  hospitality. 

Mr.  Loew's  fortune  and  high  standing  in  the  community  have 
been  won  by  dihgent  labor,  unswerving  integrity,  and  those 
elements  of  perseverance,  shrewdness,  and  just  discrimination 
which  make  for  deserved  success.  At  the  same  time  he  has 
given  employment  to  thousands  of  men,  and  thus  opened  to 
them  the  paths  of  advancement.  He  has  been  ready  with  help- 
ing hand  for  the  deserving,  and  has  given  much  of  his  wealth, 
discreetly  and  imassumingly,  for  philanthropic  purposes. 


X, 


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old  town  ot  Bedford.  Wi'^si.- 
lUd  the  "■!'•     -  *   - 
'orkshii-. 


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u-  oldest  f 
County, 

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uem  was  Jaiij 
ind  had  a  su 
■d  Ann  Phill,, 
>iil,  New  York.  ■.. 
■'-.  George  H.  Phu 
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<»-s   born 
acquired  : 
i  of  the  Hon. 

ofessor  Albev  ..^aiuson. 

clerk  in  the  '^rUe  of  Mills, 

■s,  of  Ne^v  V. -rk.   In  1867  he  opened  a- 
reet,  and  m  18G8  became  a  member  or 
-vcnange.     His  firm  has  been  successive].. 
A:Fran«hawe,  Lou-  ^      -  ^  Haggin. 
'■-    ^'-'^•^  of  thai  \e  lias  p;.. 

'   nnancia^  •  the  las' 

■•eeu   en-,  l-usiness 

ously,  sincp  bis  entrance  into 
.'ears,   1871-76,    when   he    ; 
che  mining  business  in  T  > 
'f  mining  affairs 
loading  part  in  ■ 
ii  market. 


RICHARD  PURDY  LOUNSBERY 

QNE  of  the  oldest  families  in  the  old  town  of  Bedford  West 
V^    Chester   County    New  York,  and  the  adjacent  region  t 
that  of  Lounsbery,  who  came  from  Yorkshii-e,  England  hiT^S 
and  settled  at  Rye,  New  York.     His  descendants    or  s^f 
them  m  each  generation,  remained   near  the   o  d  homeSead 

mTl   anT.T  ''"^'^  ^^"^^^^^^'  ^^^  ^^  bol  a^  Bedford 
m  l/9o,  and  had  a  successful  career  as  a  New  York  merchant 

^^Z^J^'  f  ^^"^'  r^^^terof  SolomorRtl 

Wmthrop  in  S  '   '  ^^'  ''^'  "^^^  ^^^^  ^^^^^^^^ 

Richard  Pm^dy  Lounsbery,  son  of  James  and  Ann  Phillins 
Lounsbery,  was   born   at   Bedford  on   August   9    184^       R^ 
education  was  acquired  in  his  native  villa^e'under  tl!     1       . 
and  mstruction  of  the  Hon.  James  w'l^t^tt^Z 
Bolton,  and  Professor  Albert  Wilhamson.      H L  business  career 
was  begun  as  a  clerk  in  the  office  of  Mills,  KnickerbaTer  Ico 
bankers  and  brokers,  of  New  York    Tn  i  s«7  r^    ^^  7^®^  ^  ^o., 

his  own  on  Broad  Street  and  l^RcJ^  ''^"''"^  ^^  ^^"^  ^^ 

York  ^innh  tr'''',  ^^'^®®^'  ^^^  in  1868  became  a  member  of  the  New 

Scallvt  ^fr-   ^*'^-^'''  "''«■'  l^«  ™«  engaged   in 

practically  leammg  the  mming  business  in  Utah.       *  »  °   "' 

ties  intte  Ket^Yo^.^^'jet':'"'  ""  "'^"^  '"  ■"»'"«  --^- 


BICHABD    PUEDY    LOUNSBEBY 


several,      -t^^/y*^^   .      ^^^^  Homestake   Mining   Company  of 

tana,  tbe^--«-/'Xfad;  and  the  L^t  ioUar  Mining 
S;Ly  orcXdo"  i'^  also  a  di.ectov  of  t.e  West- 
chester Trust  Company^  „„„,e,.„„s.  He  belongs  to 
Hiselub  and  ^--\^f ^^wYork  ?aebt  Clnb,  Players'  Club, 
the  Union  League  Club,  Wew  lor  Athletic 

Lambs'  Club,  Groher  Cl"b.  J^d^/^fj,;;"  „e,ican  Geo- 
Club,  City  Club,  M"^<'™°«^f^„lt%t.  ^Nicholas  Society, 
graphical  Society,  New  Engtod.  b»««ty'  »  ^ 

lasers'  Clu-^,  and  other^  organ,.aUon^^^^^^^^  ^  J;  ^^^ 

Coney  I-^l^f  J^f'^^Sr^al  and  the  Forest  and  Stream  and 
St.  James  Club  of  Montreal^™  vestryman  of  St.  Matthew's 
St.  Jerome  clubs  of  Canada.    'f« ''J^^  'g   ;   ^^^ted  to  hiint- 

Protestant  Episcopal  Church  at  Be«»™-    "-^ '» 
ing,  fishing,  yachting,  and  ^"-^'^^.'^^'^f^'^ZeZcnmorni.,  on 
Mr.  Lon..b-y  7; -n«tt  'CrWn,  daughter  of 
August  21,  1878,  to/ii^^  mine-owner  and  patron  of 

r  Turf  •  ?h^^;:e^hree~en":"James  Be.  Ali  Haggin 
ZX.y^  — ^^^r  1"  "t^M^y-Fifth 
St''rt'''?ftherrry-th''ettt:rtf^^^ 
J Sittita  HaU?aTlendid  place  at  Bedford,  New  York. 


VV  ARD  E.  McaiTl. 


aOEOUGH  New-Yorker,  though  bo 
>lis,  but  the  pohtiuui  capital  of  the  V 
f-esent  sketch,  albeit  a  mrr' 
.n  our  eosmopoHtan  popuh- 
:  1  manly  worth, 
ii  New-Yorke)-.  <o 
business  hfe. 

;0'1  which  fin<ls  r^  ^h:-  rn.:.f....,...i:.-    ;^ 

ion,  its  most 


be  niay  be  ealied  in  hi? 
For  he  is  a  memi)e?-  ...f  tha 


■orporation  pn 
icit-  coi'poratioii 
cousin,  John  ^ 


must    seek  his 


-V  Y  ork.     It  i-ias 

.  -i'-d  with  the  lesral 

Ltie  vast  busmess  of  insurance. 

...  ^rr^Call  was  born  on  January  6, 1863,  at  .V;  ^, 

of  John  and  Kathennfi  MeCali,  t] 


^ed.     Hi. 

ducation 
d  for  college  in  : 
>v  York  city  to  i  .  , 

■  ^ew  York  Univer^itv 

■  of  the  City  of  y 
^M?  to  New  Y(. 


s  8pent 
o  in  its 
.■  High   ~ 

■M^-Iser  ■• 
or,  a.s  it  \. 

1  decided  1. 


and  upon  leaving  the  universi 


(■   _    \ij^ri'a/l:^ 


'cotL 


EDWARD  E.  McCALL 

A  THOROUGH  New-Yorker,  though  born  not  in  the  metrop- 
ohs,  but  the  pohtical  capital  of  the  State,  is  the  subject  of 
the  present  sketch,  albeit  a  member  of  that  Scotch-Irish  ele- 
ment in  our  cosmopohtan  population  which  has  so  often  proved 
its  grit  and  manly  worth. 

A  typical  New-Yorker,  too,  he  may  be  called  in  his  profes- 
sional and  business  life.  For  he  is  a  member  of  that  learned 
profession  which  finds  in  the  metropoMs  its  most  important  field 
of  action,  its  most  numerous  adherents,  and  its  most  distin- 
guished members.  In  the  practice  of  the  law,  moreover,  he  is 
especially  associated  with  those  branches  which  are  connected 
with  the  great  business  interests  of  the  city.  A  lawyer  may 
attain  success  anywhere.  But  the  lawyer  making  a  sjiecialty  of 
financial  corporation  practice  must  seek  his  field  in  the  city 
where  such  coii^orations  have  their  seat.  The  name  of  Mr. 
McCall's  cousin,  John  A.  McCall,  is  inseparably  identified  with 
insurance  interests  in  the  State  and  city  of  New  York.  It  has 
fallen  to  Mr.  McCall's  lot  to  be  similarly  identified  with  the  legal 
interests  of  the  vast  business  of  insurance. 

Edward  E.  McCall  was  born  on  January  6, 1863,  at  Albany,  New 
York,  the  son  of  John  and  Katherine  McCall,  the  former  of 
whom  is  now  deceased.  His  childhood  was  spent  in  his  native 
city,  and  his  early  education  was  obtained  in  its  schools.  He 
was  prepared  for  college  in  the  Albany  High  School,  and  then 
came  to  New  York  city  to  piu'sue  a  higher  coui'se  of  study. 
This  he  did  in  New  York  University,  or,  as  it  was  then  known, 
the  University  of  the  City  of  New  York. 

Before  coming  to  New  York  he  had  decided  to  follow  the 
legal  profession,  and  upon  leaving  the  university  he  took  direct 

241 


2^9  EDWARD    E.    McCALL 

Steps  to  that  end.  He  began  his  practice  alone,  bat  soon  formed 
fmrtnership  with  William  C.  Arnold.  This  association  con- 
toed  fo™^  time  and  then  was  dissolved,  since  which  disso- 
lution Mr.  McCall  has  taken  no  other  partner,  but  has  continued 
in  hiehlv  successful  practice  alone.  -,  ,     i    i        i 

Ml  McCall's  practice  is  chiefly  in  civil  law,  and  deals  largely 
with  banking,  insurance,  and  financial  matters  m  general.  He 
Tnow  counsel  for  the  three  largest  life-insurance  companies  in 
the  world,  namely,  the  Mutual  Life,  the  Equitable  Life  and  the 
New  Yori  Life  Insurance  companies,  of  New  York  and  also  for 
fbe  International  Banking  and  Trust  Company  of  New  York 
and  for  the  Munich  Reinsurance  Company.  The  duties  con 
nected  with  these  vast  corporations  are  enough  to  occupy  a  large 
share  oThis  time.  He  is  able,  however,  to  add  to  them  much 
other  professional  and  business  activity. 

He  I  a  director,  as  well  as  counsel,  of  the  ^-^^^-'^^^f^^f^ 
ing  and  Trust  Company,  and  president  and  du-ector  of  the 
International  Automobile  and  Vehick  Tire  Company^ 

Mr  McCaU  is  affiliated  with  the  Democratic  party,  but  iia^ 
neve;  held  nor  sought  pubhc  office,  and  has  taken  no  active  part 
in  politics  aside  from  discharging  his  duties  as  a  citizen. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Manhattan  Athletic,  Democratic,  Har- 
lem, Catholic,  and  Lawyers'  clubs,  of  New  York. 

He  was  married  at  Albany,  New  York,  to  Miss  Ella  F.  aaynor 
daughter  of  Thomas  S.  Gaynor  of  that  city.      Two  children 
have  blessed  their  union,  who  bear  the  names  of  Ella  Gaynor 
McCall  and  Constance  McCall. 


iERE  are  few  contemporan'  careers  in  ;' 

\'ork  more  perfectly  illustrative  of  wh>i 

-----      of  accomplisbinent "  than  th' 

le  New  York  Life  InsuraiK 

•ures,  not  'j.h  in  insurance,  bu' 

of  th.  -V.-.;:..  ,.  '-•— nhere,    'L' 

ily  and'; 

;V"'  "'  '"*'-  '  •  '^'''-  '-^  -caerit,  won  mi.  pU- 

■t  nis  chosen 

n  Augustine 

of  the  house. 

'Call,  was  a  mf: 


mstiiuiion   ne  received  ;;  ^rood  business  ti; 
-  .  good  average  student,  makia-  no  especial  rec 
t;  but  doubtless  mastering  bis  studies  well,  and 
'  -enjoying  the  sports  and  recreations  common  t 

'^®  a^e  of  'the  first  en- 

•  then  to  i   ;._.  _  ._..^    „.    ,,i  himself.  - 
?e  his  vocation  in  life.     At  once  his  i. 
•1  itself.     He  applied  for  a 
f  the  State  government,  aii 
■-;  or  "  pull,"  he  presently  secure 
ug  House  for  State  Cun-ency,  ,i 
le  worked  for  some  time,  but  a  ; 


y<^ 


//--A 


'//y^    . 


JOHN  AUGUSTINE  McCALL 

rpHERE  are  few  contemporary  careers  in  the  State  of  New 
JL  York  more  perfectly  illustrative  of  what  has  been  called 
the  genius  of  accomplishment "  than  that  of  the  man  who  as 
president  of  the  New  York  Life  Insurance  Company,  is  one  of 
the  foremost  figures,  not  only  in  insurance,  but  in  finance,  in  this 
financial  center  of  the  western  hemisphere.  He  began  his  work 
m  a  humble  station,  pursued  it  faithfully  and  dihgently  for  many 
years,  and  at  last,  by  sheer  force  of  merit,  won  his  place  at  the 
head  of  his  chosen  calling. 

John  Augustine  McCall  is  of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry  on  both 
sides  of  the  house.  His  father,  who  also  bore  the  name  of  John 
A.  McCaU,  was  a  merchant  at  Albany,  New  York.  His  mother's 
maiden  name  was  Katherine  MacCormack.  He  was  born  to 
them  at  Albany  on  March  2,  1849,  and  spent  his  boyhood  under 
then-  care  and  training.  He  was  sent  to  the  pubhc  schools  of 
Albany,  and  thence  to  the  Albany  Commercial  College,  at  which 
latter  institution  he  received  a  good  business  training  He 
was  a  good  average  student,  making  no  especial  record  for  him- 
self, but  doubtless  mastering  his  studies  well,  and  at  the  same 
time  enjoying  the  sports  and  recreations  common  to  bovs  of  his 
age. 

At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  faced  the  first  crisis  of  his  career 
He  had  then  to  begin  taking  care  of  himself,  and  was  called  upon 
to  choose  his  vocation  in  life.  At  once  his  native  bent  for  finance 
asserted  itself.  He  applied  for  a  place  in  the  banking  depart- 
ment of  the  State  government,  and  although  he  had  no  especial 
backing  or  "pull,"  he  presently  secured  an  engagement  in  the 
Assorting  House  for  State  Currency,  at  sixty  dollars  a  month, 
ihere  he  worked  for  some  time,  but  a  little  later  transferred  his 


244  JOHN    AUGUSTINE    McCALL 

activities  to  another  place,  in  the  gx-eat  business  to  which  his 

whole  life  has  since  been  devoted.  ^^^  ^f  +hp 

This  new  place  was  that  of  a  bookkeeper  m  f  ^  f  ce  of  t  e 

tile    was  thTn  the  head.     He  began  with  - -^ordinate  c lerk- 
«h  nbut  steadilv  worked  his  way  upward,  through  rank  after 
S  "h     pissed  through  the  actuarial  and  statistical 
butaus   and  in  three  years  was  an  examiner  of  companies. 

Mr  McCall  remained  an  examiner  for  four  years,  and  then 
waTpiWed  on  his  merits  to  the  place  of  deputy  supennten- 
lent  of  "he  Department  of  Insurance,  and  thus  became  the 
tolinent  figure  that  he  remained  for  so  long  a  tnne.  He  was 
a  D™atTpolitics,  and  places  in  the  Insurance  Department 
^ere  commonly  reckoned  political  places.  Yet  so  assured  was 
Mfofficrir^h  to  the  people  of  the  State,  and  -  grea  ^^^^^ 
<.eneral  was  the  confidence  in  his  admmistration  of  the  duties  ot 
lis  offilrtl^at  he  was  retained  in  his  place  through  two  Repub- 
lican State  administrations. 

In  fact,  it  would  be  difficult  to  overestimate  f^*^  7^ ^^^  f^^^ 
McCall's  work  to  the  insurance  mt^-ests,  and  to  t^  P^^P^^^^ 
this  State     When  he  began  his  ofBcial  work  at  Albany  tbeie 
l'     a'vl;-  alunt  of  disllesty  m  both  life   and  fi-— -^ 
through  which  great  losses  were  occasioned  ^o  -smers    and 
confidence  in  the  whole  system  sorely  shaken     M     McCall  ex 
posed  it  mercilessly,  and  did  incalculable  good  for  the  benefit  of 
nolTcv-holders  all  over  the  world.     No  less  than  twelve  imtrust- 
woXt  e-insurance  companies  were  compeUed  to  re  ire  from 
business,  and  eighteen  unsound  life-insurance  --P^-^;;;^^^^ 
State  and  fifteen  of  other  States  were  similarly  brought  to  booK 
Nor  dd  his  reformatory  work  stop  there,     ^evei.  /omp-.^ 
persisted  in  dishonest  ways,  until  he  was  compeUed  to  re.  rt 
?o   the    severest  measures.      The  pi-esidents  <f  ^wo  of  th  m 
were  contacted  by  him  of  perjury,  and  were  ^^^^  \^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
tiarv      Since  that  time  the  insm-ance  business  of  this  State 


JOHN    AUGUSTINE    McCALL 


245 


been  on  a  far  sounder  basis  than  ever  before,  and  faOures  of 
companies  and  losses  by  policy-holders  have  been  few  indeed 

nin'f  1^83  th'  "'^  '"^  "^^'^^^^  ^•^^^^^-«--     ^^  ^he  begin- 

ning of  1883  the  insurance  companies  of  the  State  wished  to  1114 

let  them  do  so.     But  he  could  not  prevent  a  host  of  renresen 
tative  busmess  men  of  aU  parties  from  sending  to  the  Gove' w 
a  monster  petition  for  his  appointment  as  supeSntenden       '  His 

L^ tef  v  ^d^^^^^  '^'-^'*^^^^^  endeavo'and  uncompromi  ! 
mg  hdehty  t<)  duty  have  given  abundant  proof  of  his  fitness" 
they  declare^.  And  so  Govei^or  Cleveland  appointed  Mm  fo 
^ZT^"■  '^'™"- '  ^^"'  ^^"  ^^"^^^^^^•^d  Governor  Cleve  and 

offered  him  a  reappointment,  but  he  declined  it,  and  beca  Je  con 

New  York  Life  Insurance  Company,  and  he  was  called  upon  to 
become  its  president  and  to  rehabiUtate  the  great  insSion 
fi-om  the  evil  ways  into  which  it  had  been  led.    He  LceBte      h^ 

^MrMcC  l/-'"'!"'  *'^  ^™^*  ^'"^  magnificent fuccer'  '"' 
Ml  McCaU  IS  also  connected  with  the  New  York  Suretv  and 
Trust  Company,  the  National  City  Bank,  the  Centll  National 
Bank,  the  National  Surety  Company,  th;  Munich  S^insuiance 
Company,  the  Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Company  and  the 
IngersoU  Sergeant  Drill  Company.  He  is  a  member  nf  Iv. 
Metropolitan  Colonial,  Lawyers',  CatholL,  krc^al' Vanhat' 

"'  ChTml"''  iT''^  """""^^^  ^^^^^'  *^^  ^^'^'  -d  City  club  " 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Ar 
the  Albany  Society,  and  the  National  Ai-ts  Club 

He  was  married  at  Albany,  in  1870,  to  Miss  MaiTy  I.  Horan  of 
that  city,  and  has  seven  children:  Mrs.  Albert  McClave,  Mrs 
M  r  u  ^f'^^J^^^   C.    McCall,    Ballard   McCall,    Leo    h' 
McCall,  Sydney  C.  McCaD,  and  Clifford  H    McCall 


JOHN  JAMES  McCOOK 

,1  ^  -^1  nil  ^^iiocessful."  That  is  the  de- 
.  A  LL  young,  all  ^f  ^^^^/^.TCe,  in  his  Memota,  of  a 
J\.  scription  given  by  James  w.  j^^^  ^^^^ 

fa^ny  that  hecan^e  —.^Xg  S"  There  were  tw^ 
since  been  known  as  the  ^8^^"^^  ^^^^  ^f  Daniel  and  John 
divisions  of  tb---;;;^;J^  /t^^^^^^^^  and  canny  Scotch 
McCook,  brothers     They  <^^^^  ^  ^^^y  of  its  ablest 

Insh  stock  which  ^^^^^,'^XZtl  were  nine.    The  first 
men.    Of  the  sons  of  Dan  el  m^o  ^  midshipman  m 

7:::7;'':tu::Z'l'^^^^^^^         -  the  youngest  son, 

May  25,  1845.  He  was  ^^^^X^^^^T^^'^  Ohio  Cavahy 
war  broke  out,  and  .^^^^  L^runc.est  of  the  "fighting  Mc- 
He  was  then  only  «^^*^^^' ^^^J^.^cSto*  or  least  successful. 
Cooks,"  and  by  no  means  ^b^  ^^^^^  -^  ^;.  j^  ^  few  months  he 
He  began,  of  course,  as  ^.P^  J^^^.'^^^.^teen  years  old  he  was  a 
was  promoted  to  be  an  ^^'^'.^'^^^^^^^^  a  brevet  major,  and 
lieutenant,  at  eighteen  a  captain^  at  mn    ee  ^^  ^^^^^^ 

at  twenty,  at  the  close  f    f  ^  7^;^^^^  West.     He  fought  at 
in  many  campaigns  m  both  ^^^  ^a^^^  ;^  the  Wilderness, 

PerryviUe,  at  Murfreesbor^  a   Ch^^^^^  ^^^^^,  ,^,  ^.^ 

and  around  Petersburg.     He  receivea  •  ^^,^    wounded. 

tx-y  on  the  field  at  Shady  ^;r^;;^J^Ji:rwMle  leading  a  party 
It  may  be  added  that  his  father  was  l.me  ^.^  ^^^^^^^^^ 

to  intercept  Morgan  the  raider   -d  that  sev  ^^  ^^  ^^^^^^^^ 
were  in  the  army,  five  of  them  '^^^^\  ^^,  ^^t  yet  of  age. 

He^t^^r^KronotlUra-J.'-.too.up.ssU.esw.e. 

-Mfi 


.    .^ 


"    ,     .     ^A  .^^  n.c--s--ihil."    That  is  the  de- 
A  scripti.  by  Jam^  ^  ^^^3. 

since  been  known  a..     tM  ^i.  '^'  «  ^  5^^^_^    _^  John 

divisions  of  them-cousms,  ^^%*;f^^f^,  „.,:^^  ^^^ 
McCook,  brothers.    They  came  of  ^1^^^^  ^  ^^^^^  t.  '     •  ablest 

^Ci.  stock  which  ^- f  -  ^  ^^S  w.  n.e  first 

--    Of  the  ^;^:^Z^^^^l,  sea,  a  nudsh.pnjan  ^ 
was  named  Jor'a  James,  oul  ^i  ,  ^^  ^^_^  youngest  son 

the  navy, 

wtio  was  bo. X.  ^  ^;^  Carrollton,  Ohio,  0= 

The  subject  b:enyon  College  when  th*- 

May  25,  1845.  ^  .  .^^^  ^^^^'  gi^th  Ohio  Cavalry 

war  broke^out.  ^  ,>,e  youngest  of  the  "fighting-M^" 

He  was  then  om>  ''^"'''^^' f",  ;^x  ^^llant  or  least  successf 
Cooks,"  and  by  no  ^^-^^^ '^1^^,,^^  In  a  few  months 
He  began,  of  course,  as  ^V^^^Zi^en  years  old  he  was  . 
was  promoted  to  be  an  officei.     A    ■  _^  ^^^^^^^^^  ^^.^^^ . . 

lieutenant,  at  eighteen  a  captaiu  ^^  ^^_^^^^^_    ^^  ^^.^ 

at  twenty,  ^t-the ';km^  ^^^^.^  .^^^^^^    He  fougb 


aiuauga,  in  the  Wilderi 
hisfii-st  brevet  for  gii 


in  many  campaigns  n 

PerryviUe,  at  Murfreesborj.  ^^^  ^^ ^ 

and  arotmd  Petersburg,     i^  ,^^^,,  ^.^  was  seriously  wou 

U-y  on  the  field  f  ^f  f  ^'ist^he;  wTkidled  while  leading  a 
It  may  be  added  that  h^s  t^^-^^^  ^^^,  ,,^en  of  his  br< 
to  intercept  Morgan  the  ^^^^^^g  to  the  rank  of  genera 
were  in  the  army   fi-  ottW  usmg  ^^^^^^  ^^^  ^^^        ^ 

•24''. 


JOHN    JAMES    McCOOK  247 

he  had  laid  them  down,  and  in  due  course  of  time  was  gradu- 
ated with  honorable  standing.  Then  he  went  to  Harvard  and 
pursued  a  course  in  its  law  school.  Having  got  his  second 
diploma  and  been  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  of  Ohio  he 
came  to  this  city,  where  the  pursuit  of  his  profession  is  at  once 
most  arduous  and  most  promising  of  success  and  distinction 

For  many  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  weU-known  firm 
of  Alexander  &  Green,  and  as  such  has  been  identified  with 
many  important  cases  in  both  the  local  and  the  United  States 
courts.  He  was  for  a  number  of  years  general  counsel  for  the 
Atchison,  Topeka  and  Sante  Fe  Railroad,  and  when  that  road 
fell  into  difficulties  he  was  made  its  receiver,  and  in  that  capa- 
city reorganized  it.  He  is  also  legal  adviser  and  a  director  of 
the  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society,  of  the  Mercantile  Trust 
Company,  of  the  American  Surety  Company,  and,  in  one  capacity 
or  another,  connected  with  various  other  important  business 
corporations. 

In  politics  Colonel  McCook  is  a  stanch  Republican.  It  was  a 
matter  of  regret  to  his  many  friends  when  he  decUned  President 
McKmley's  invitation  to  enter  his  cabinet  as  Secretary  of  the 
Interior,  a  position  for  which  his  legal  training  and  busmess 
experience  exceptionally  qualified  him. 

Colonel  MeCook  has  by  no  means  let  his  profession  absorb  all 
his  attention  and  activities.     He  has  played  a  conspicuous  part 
m  the  social  life  of  the  metropoHs,  and  has  been  most  useful  in 
promotmg  rehgious  and  educational  mterests.     He  has  for  some 
years  been  a  trustee  of  Princeton  University.     He  has  also  lon<^ 
been  a  leading  member  of  the  Fifth  Avenue  Presbyterian  Church^ 
and  he  was  the  prosecutor  in  the  famous  ecclesiastical  trial  of 
Professor  Charles  A.  Briggs  of  the  Union  Theological  Seminary 
He  is  a  member  of  the  University,  Union  League,  Union,  City 
Metropohtan,  Harvard,  Princeton,  and  Tuxedo  clubs,  the  Ohio 
bociety,  the  Bar  Association,  and  the  mihtary  order  of  the 
Loyal  Legion.     He  has  received  the  degrees  of  Master  of  Arts 
irom  Kenyon  CoUege  and  fi'om  Princeton  University,  Bachelor 
ot  Laws  from  Harvard  University,  and  Doctor  of  Laws  from  the 
University  of  Kansas  and  Lafayette  College.    He  is  married  to  a 
daughter  of  Henry  M.  Alexander,  one  of  the  founders  of  the  law 
nrm  of  which  he  is  a  member. 


THOMAS  ALEXANDER  McINTYRE 

rrHERE  need  be  no  hesitation  in  guessing  the  ancestry  of 
i  those  who  bear  the  name  of  Mclntyre.  Scotch  it  sounds 
and  SCO  ch  it  is,  and  Scotch  in  the  sturdy  virtues  of  the  race  are 
those  who  bear  it.  Ewan  Mclntyre  has  long  been  known  as  one 
of  thetUst  druggists  of  this  city  and  for  many  years  presi- 
dent of  the  College  of  Pharmacy.  He  was  married  to  Miss 
Sly  A.  Bridgeman,  daughter  of  Thomas  Bridgeman  a  we  1- 
known  wr-iter  on  horticultm-e  and  practical  horticulturist.  They 
have  al^rge  family  of  sons  and  daughters,  of  whom  the  second 
^nn  is  the  subiect  of  this  sketch.  ^  ,   i 

Tioma.  llexande,-  Mclntyre  was  W  in  this  f  I «-  October 
19  1835  and  received  the  hest  education  the  local  schools  could 
afford  His  business  career  began  in  a  clerksh.p  m  the  gram 
fd  produce  house  ot  David  Bingham.  Afterward  he  enter  d 
the  employment  of  David  Dows,  m  the  same  hne  of  '>"^'™''^- 
In  th  si  oZes  he  learned  the  grain  trade  so  tto""?"^  t^^^^'^" 

1878  he  ventured  to  engage  in  it  on  his  own  account  as  the  head 
of  the  a™  of  Mclntyre  I  Bingham.    The  next  year  on  May  1, 

1879  H  nry  L.  Wardwell,  who  had  been  his  fellow-clerk  m  the 

office  of  Da'^cl  Dows,  and  who  was  P-"-  f  ^7^"  >f  ^ W- 
the  aour  trade,  joined  forces  with  h.m  m  tbe  firm  of  Mclr^yre 
*  Wardwell  They  had  between  them  about  foity  tuousana 
doiui IrpUal  and  with  that  they  began  a  commission  busmess 
af  h  eP  oduce  Exchange,  in  which  they  have  -"t-™^  <^^™ 
to  the  present  time,  and  in  which  they  have  been  exceptiona  y 
Lcisfr  For  years  the  ilrm  J^as  been  cre4ib  y  -P-«  \o  ^« 
tbe  largest  dealers  in  gram  in  the  Umted  States.  "  «=«'  °"j 
purchaid  all  the  p-ain  used  by  t^'' Hecker4ones-Jewell  Mdlm 
Company,  the  largest  concern  of  the  kmd  m  New  York. 


">^w^^-00: 


^ 


THOMAS  ALEXANDER  McINTYBE 

rpHERS  need  be  no  hesitation  in  g^^^ssing  the  ancestry 
llhose  who  bear  the  name  of  Mclntyre-  Scotch  it  .on- 
aBd  '^.•otch  it  is.  and  Scotch  in  the  stnrdy  virtues  of  the  race 
thri  •  ^Cbeav  it.  Ewan  Mctotyre  has  long  been  known  as 
5  ltc44emc^'i  ■  ^1u.  city,  and  for  many  years  pj 

^ntofZc,^  --^V?'  ""-'"1   - 

En^'ly  A.  Bridgeman,  daughter  of  Thorn.  '^      ^ 

known  MTiter  on  horticnltm-e  and  practical  ^^^mst  _ 

have  a  large  family  of  sons  and  daughters,  oi.  wuom  the  se. 
sou  is  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Thomas  Alexander  Mclntyre  was  bom  m  ^^^  J;\^^^^^^^ 
iq  1855,  and  received  the  best  education  the  lOcal  schools  . 
aSord  •   His  busmess  career  began  in  a  e^ship  m  ^e  , 
and  produce  house  of  David  Bingham.     Aft.ei'ward  he  en 
The  eW.  '  David  Bows,  in  the  same  hue  of  bus., 

ttS  -  --d  the  gram  trade  so  tl^oi^y^ 

1878heven.u^toeng^e^;^^onh.  ;^  ^^^ 

1^"^.  ^^'  aiiafom;. 

the  firm  of  Mel 

,..,.js  about  forty  the. 

^  ^^^"'^  ..ran  a  commission  bu. 

^^Sd.oe  1i^x<.hange,  m  wM.h  they  havj  contm.""' 
t  he  present  time,  and'in  which  they  have  been  ex. 
l^eciLl     For  years  the  ^-^^^^^^^^^^^  T 
tbf  largest  dealers  in  grain  m  the  Umted  States     it 
p^^ohased  all  the  grain  used  by  the  He«ker-Jone.-Jjvv. 
S.pany,  the  largest  concern  of  the  kmd  m  New  1...^ 


c^-f^ 


THOMAS    ALEXANDEK    McINTYRE  249 

Mclntyre,  indeed  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  is  treasurer  of 
that  company,  which  has  a  capital  of  five  milhon  dollars 

Mr  Mclntyre  was  also  the  organizer  and  is  the  vice-president 
and  Chan-man  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  great  Brooklyn 
Wharf  and  Warehouse  Company,  which  controls  the  bulk  of  th^ 
water-front  facihties  of  that  part  of  the  metropolis.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Corn  Exchange  Bank,  vice-president  of  the  Hud 
son  River  Bank,  vice-president  and  trustee  of  the  Produce  Ex- 
change Trust  Company,  a  leading  director  of  the  International 
Elevating  Company  director  of  the  Cuban  and  Pan-Amerrn 
Expi^ss  Company,  director  of  the  State  Trust  Company  and  a 
member  of  the  committee  of  management  of  the  Royal 'w 

Ca  olb'"T''  ,^'i  '™  "  ^''^'  '''''  '^  Pi-^  forest' in  North 
Carolina,  where  he  has  estabHshed,  besides  his  mills  and  other 
works,  a  delightful  winter  home 

Mr.  Mclntyre  has  held  no  pohtical  office,  but  has  long  taken  a 
keen  m  erest  m  public  affairs,  and  has  labored  earnestly  for  "he 
cause  of  good  government  in  State  and  nation.     GenLlly  he 
has  been  identitied  with  the  Democratic  party,  but  in  the  na 
TlT'^T'"'   ''   ''''  '^  ^"PP^^^-^  ^^'  Repubhcan  ti  ket, 
of  the  ';r.  ^^"'rr'"'-     ^'  "  °"^  ^^  *^^  f^^'-^-^t  member 
of  the  Produce  Exchange  and  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
He  belongs  to  the  Metropolitan,  Manhattan,  Colonial,  Tform 
Lawyers',  Down-Town,  New  York  Athletic    New  York  S' 
Subm-ban  Ridmg  and  Driving,  and  other  clilbs.     His    ity  home 
s  on  West  Seventy-fifth  Street,  and  is  one  of  the  finS  maT 
sions  m  that  fine  part  of  the  city. 

tPr^nf  ^'^^t^^^^«  ^^amed,  in  1879,  to  Miss  Anna  Knox,  daugh- 

Md lef  "5r  mT  f  '''  ""'^  ^^"'^  ^^^-      ^^^^  Wseve^rtl 
w       \..        Mclntyre  is  a  member  of  the  Fifth  Avenue  Pres 

sterling  mtegnty  and  genial  qualities  have  won  for  him  the  con 
fidence  and  esteem  of  all  who  know  him,  as  his  enterprisint  and 

aT^:  ^th^^r  ""1  ^^-"^^  ^'''''^''''  ^-^  secured  foi- Mm 
lai  more  than  ordinary  business  success. 


JOHN  SAVAGE  McKEON 

yOHN  SAVAGE  McKEON  was  ^^^^^J^^^^^J;:'^^ 
J    in  Brooklyn,  New  Yo''k_He  -  the  so       ^.^^  ^^^  ^^ 

^rwV'/^'sc'rcotw^^^^^^^^^ 

of  C.  W.  cc  J.  i.  iViooie  oo  Y  '  „  ^  ,,  ^  _„„  Both  his  parents 
nievchants  of  New  York  "t^ '»f;;'t,*^;™^„  rnorth  of  Ire- 
were  natives  of  B-"^-™?:^  f  peXbetag  adherents  of  that 

l:tesrofp:s:;:^a::»^^^^^^^^^ 
jtrnrofXarat/crr:"^^^^^^^^ 

hard  one,  and  lor  two  years  ^^^^^^J^^^^  ^^^  ,  ^iflieult  one, 
working  fifteen  hours  dally,     i  He  expei  leu 
but  he  found  it  to  be  of  lifetime  ™™"=„  ^„  ^^  this  time 

In  1861  he  engaged  with  Hanford  &  Biownmg^w  ^^^^^ 

had  large  eontraets  for  making  "I'^^^^'^^Xr  nine  years, 
army.    He  remained  with  this  Ann  and  others  tor  u       y 

T     1079  ho  foiTued  a  partnershiii  wath  tawara  omii 
An      rvav  of  Brooklyn,  manufacturers  of  clothing,  under  the 
Allen  Lrray  oi  Dio^i^^y^^  After  six  years  m 

fl,.,„  name  of  Smith,  Gray  Mclveon  &  Co.    Aft«  «  J 

this  connection  he  opened  his  l"-^''*  P^^'^^'rwtolesale  husi- 
way  and  Bedford  Avenue,  m  !» '  8;.  °™™™^^^^  e%tensive  retail 
ncJs  m  boys'  clothing  -  -— X*,'^,  '^^s  wholesale  plant 
rrhatttXYgh!  N!;.1on02  Broadway,  at  the  corner 

°*MrMSrL  been  prominent  in  political  affairs,  hut  has 

250 


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JOHN  SAVAGE  McKEON 

J    io  Brooklyn,  New  ^ort     Je  ^  tb.^^^^_^  ^.^^^  ^^_^  ^^ 

S^^^'¥^ff$%*.o..^— ^J^^^^ 
merchants  of  New  York  eit,  ^  ^^^  ^^^^  ^^  , 

were  natives  of  BaBymena^  ^  ^       ^^^  adherents  of  th.. 

Und.    They  were  very  '^^^^^^^^^  Covenanters. 
strictest  of  Presbj^enan  «^«*«^  ^^^f^^^^^^^  1,  Brookl.- 

\ir  McKeoH  was  educated  m  Public  toUiooi  ino.  x, 
o.^^  of  Adams  and  ^oncordstj^^  an  ^-  g-^^' 
therefrom  in  1859,  under  Lyman  EWhite^P^^^^^^^ 

M  the  ea%  a^  of  fouxt^e  ^  ^^Z^,,,,,,,  ,, 
•  Bryan,  clothier,  at  No.  214  Mton  btr  ^  ^   ^^^^.^  _^,^ 

hard  OBe,  and  for  two  years  he  was  ^^  ^  ^^^^^ 

working  fifteen  hours  d'-  -       m>,  .  . 
hut  he  found  it  to  be  oi  ^  ^  ^^- ^ 

lor  nine  "' 
.vlward  S- 
.■ers  oi  clothing,  ' 
..-•  no.    After  sis 
hrni  uai-  p,  of  business  r: 

thiscouD  .^   , -o- ducting  a  whol- 

iipss  in  boYi»'  clr.thing  in  connection  witn  his  extei 
bus  ness     In  Ja.uar;,  1898,  he  transferred  his  . 
to  ManL-ttan  Borough,  Nos.  696-702  Broadway 

of  Fourth  Street.  ^  •     ^.  k«/>^1  affair*  "^ 

Mr.  MoKeon  ha^  been  proiniaent  m  pohticai  attair 


JOHN  SAVAGE  McKEON  251 

steadily  refused  all  nominations  for  public  office.  For  two  years 
he  held  the  position  of  president  of  the  Nineteenth  Ward  Repub- 
lican Committee,  but  of  late  years  his  many  business  responsi- 
bihties  have  precluded  the  assuming  of  other  duties. 

He  is  a  director  of  the  Amphion  Academy  Company,  and  of 
the  American  Union  Life  Insurance  Company.  He  is  a  trustee 
of  the  Kings  County  Savings  Institution,  trustee  and  chairman 
of  the  finance  committee  of  the  Kings  County  Building  and 
Loan  Association,  and  trustee  of  the  Eastern  District  Hospital. 

In  the  club  world  Mr.  McKeon  is  weU  known.  For  two  years 
he  was  president  of  the  Union  League  of  Brooklyn,  his  term 
expiring  May  10,  1899,  and  he  is  now  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Governors.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Hanover  Club  and  is  a  direc- 
tor of  the  Apollo  Club.  He  is  president  of  the  Long  Island  Life- 
Saving  Association,  and  has  been  for  twenty  years  trustee  and 
treasm-er  of  the  Ross  Street  Presbyterian  Church,  Brooklyn. 

He  was  mamed,  on  May  10,  1866,  to  Miss  Ehza  Jane  Eason 
of  Brooklyn.  They  have  been  blessed  with  an  interesthag  family 
of  eight  childi-en  —  five  sons  and  three  daughters.  Their  names 
are  John  Wilson,  Flora  Eason,  Mary  Beatty,  Robert  Lincoln, 
James  Elder,  IsabeUa  Cooper,  Charles  Augustus  Wilson,  and 
Harold  Nisbet.  Two  of  the  sons  and  one  daughter  are  happily 
married. 

Mr.  McKeon  is  an  ardent  and  devoted  Mason  of  the  thirty- 
second  degree,  and  was  made  a  Master  Mason  in  Crystal  Wave 
Lodge  in  1867.  He  belongs  to  Kismet  Temple  of  the  Mystic 
Shrme.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  Franklin 
Coimcil. 


EMERSON   McMILLIN 

EMERSON  McMILLIN  was  born  near  the  village  of  Ewing- 
ton,  in  Gallia  County,  Ohio.  His  father  was  a  manager  of 
the  iron  furnaces  in  that  neighborhood,  and  the  boy  was  early 
initiated  into  the  processes  of  that  trade.  Between  the  age^  of 
twelve  and  sLxteen  he  served  an  apprenticeship  m  the  various 
occupations  connected  with  the  operation  of  iron-works.  Mean- 
time he  attended  the  local  pubhc  schools  with  some  irregularity, 
but  easily  kept  himself  at  the  head  of  his  class  m  scho  arship 
Thus  in  boyhood  he  gained  a  good  practical  education,  learned 
an  important  trade,  and  developed  a  splendid  physical  frame  and 
a  capacity  for  almost  endless  hard  work. 

The  opening  of  the  Civil  War  found  him  only  seventeen  years 
of  age,  and  thus  under  the  enhstment  hmit.  Nevertheless  he  got 
himself  accepted  as  a  soldier,  and  served  through  the  war.  He 
was  several  times  severely  wounded,  and  was  promoted  for  his 
bravery  Five  of  his  brothers  and  his  father  were  also  m  the 
army,  and  three  of  the  brothers  were  killed. 

At  the  end  of  the  war  he  engaged  in  mercantile  purstuts^for 
two  years,  and  then  became  a  gas-works  manager.  In  18^0  he 
becran  the  manufacture  of  iron  and  steel,  and  between  that  date 
and  1883  was  manager  and  president  of  various  iron  and  steel 
works  in  the  Ohio  valley.  His  interest  in  the  iron  trade  was 
maintained  down  to  a  few  years  ago.  Between  1874  and  1890  he 
became  the  owner  of  a  number  of  small  gas-plants  m  the  West. 
In  the  fall  of  1888  he  bought  the  Columbus  (Ohio)  Gas  Company, 
and  the  next  year  consohdated  the  foiu-  gas  compames  of  bt. 
Louis,  Missouri.  At  the  time  one  of  these  four  eompames  was 
selling  gas  at  a  dollar  a  thousand  feet,  and  losing  money ;  an o  her 
was  selhng  it  at  a  dollar  and  a  half ,  a  third  at  a  dollar  and  sixty 


EMEESON    McMILLIN  253 

cents,  and  the  fourth  at  two  dollars  and  a  half.  After  the  eon 
sohdation  all  gas  was  sold  at  about  ninety-three  cents,  and  still 
large  profits  were  made. 

Mr  MeMillin's  career  as  a  banker  began  in  1891.  On  Au-ust 
1  of  that  year  the  firm  of  Emerson  McMillin  &  Co  bankers 
began  business  at  No.  40  Wall  Street,  New  York.  Since  that 
date  It  has  built  up  a  large  and  profitable  business  in  a  field 
which  IS  comparatively  new  in  banking  circles,  namely,  the  pur- 
chase and  consohdation  of  gas  companies  and  the  handlin..  of 
their  securities.  ^ 

Soon  after  Mr.  McMillin  began  this  business  in  New  York  the 
East  Eiver  Oas  Company  of  New  York  was  organized,  and  he 
was  elected  Its  pres  dent.  It  was  under  his  immediate  super! 
vision  that  the  tunnel  under  the  East  River  between  Long  Island 
City  and  New  York  was  constructed,  for  the  purpose  of  convey- 
mgjas  from  the  works  on  Long  Island  to  the  consumers  in  New 

Mr.  McMillin,  in  1892,  negotiated  the  purchase  and  consolida- 
tion of  the  street-railways  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  firm  was 
also  an  important  factor  in  the  organization  of  the  New  England 
aas  and  Coke  Company  of  Boston,  Massachusetts.  Among 
other  properties  which  the  firm  has  acquired  and  reorganized  in 
the  last  few  years  may  be  mentioned  the  St.  Paul  Gas  and  Elec- 
nc  Company  of  St.  Paul,  Mmnesota,  the  Denver  Gas  and  Elec- 
tric Company  of  Denver,  Colorado,  the  Columbus  Natural  and 
Ulummatmg  Gas  Companies  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  the  corre- 
spondmg  concerns  in  Madison  and  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  Grand 
Rapids    Jackson    and  Detroit,  Michigan,  St.  Joseph,  Missouri, 

c\nZ^^^t:'r  ^'"^^  ^^'  ^^''^^^'  ^^-  ^-^'  -^ 

Among  the  recent  enterprises  of  Mr.  MeMillin's  firm  are  the 
Z.r'n^  K    ^^^"^"^^^  ^«^k«  f«r  the  generation  of  electricity, 
near  Quebec  Canada,  and  also  near  Montgomery,  Alabama,  and 
the  construction  of  a  similar  plant  in  the  vicinity  of  St.  Paul 
Mmnesota,  to  supply  electricity  for  use  in  that  city 


CLARENCE  HUNGERFORD  MACKAY 

country  at  an  early  age  -dwenUoCahto™^^^^^^^  ^.^^  ^^^.^ 

f  "n"  HnntZd  ?i  Mhrcolonel  Hungerford  was  a 
Lou  se  Hun|ertord,  •«no  ^  gj^l  ^j^^^,  and  who 

distmg.ushed  office!  " /J  f^'i.  ^^  Hungerford  of  Farleigh 
was  a  direct  descendant  of  Sir  ^  ti»™^\Y,m-n  in  New  York  city. 
Castle,  England.    M  ss  Hungerford  was  l>om  m  N  ew  y 

TO  Mr.  aud  f  ^^Mackay  was  bo      -  ^^^_^  ,^^  ^^^ 

nia,  on  April  17,  1874,  tbe  suDje  .^  j,^ 

gerford  Mackay.    His  early  Me  ^^s  largely  j 

there  his  parents  made  their  ^me Jor  naui^  tfaVvangirard 
education,  a  most  thorough  one  was  acquuedto^  ^ 

College,  Paris    France    »"«  afterward  at  ^^  ^^     ^^^^^^ 
Windsor,  England.    At  an  early  age  he  Be  ^^^.^^^ 

thing  of  that  taste  and  aptitude  tor  busmess  and      inclinations 

made  his  father  so  marked  a  "-  ^ jf  J^'B^tue  time  he  had 
in  that  direction  were  not  disco>ira»ecl     By  ^^^^^^ 

cached  the  age  <-«  '^ICdy  or  ™  ac«ve  business  hfe. 
etterirdertel—re  direction  of  his  father,  than 
Ihom  lie  e!,uld  have  wished  no  better  Pr«<;Pt°-  ^^„ 
"Mr.  Mackay  entered  his  ^^f  ^ .«»;^i:,f,tuity Vt  Us 
later  he  had  -/- demons^a^^«  h.  ^-^^  „„,jManufac- 
election  as  president  of  *!«  ^"''""'^'J.,,^,,  ^^,,^4^  to  him  and  as 
turing  Company  was  regarded  as  a  fitting  tnCute 


N 


.-5?  s---::?^--^'^  /a5i'(^>^ 


<  'l\  A  Y 

ri^KF  Mackay  family,  which  for"  many  years  has  been  an 

cable  magnate,  who  was  bo  ■  ^^^  ^^^ 

country  at  an  e:    ^''  .ried  Mis- 

nmers^'toseel  ^ ,.,„.,.,  ..angerforo,  ^ 

nia.  on  April  17, 1874,  the  sul,ec'  ^-"^l  ,; 

gerioiu  i»'<'>  Ka  1 .     -i-i^  .  ,      i-  j^<,,    T,:  . 

where  hi; 

edttcatiou,  a  >^'i.'.-..  ...- ~ 

(s^noc^o,    Paris,  France,  ati- 

.md  tinaiv 

•i,  iiud  his  in' 

By  the  tim 

Lchedt^e  age  of  twenty  Y^-  ^^^'^".: 
CM^'e-iate  training,  and  was  ready  toi  an  active  _ 
T  kte  began  under  the  immediate  dnrectionor  his 
whc^n  he  c^uld  have  wished  no  better  precepto^^ 

Mr.  Mackay  entered  his  father's  office  m  lb  ■ 
later  he  had  so  far  demonstrated  his  I 
election  as  president  of  the  ^u.-,  ..  ^^  ^^ 

turing  Company  was  regarded 


CLARENCE    HUNGERFORD    MACKAY 


255 


giving  promise  of  much  good  to  that  corporation.     He  fiUed  that 
placewithsuccessforthreeyears.    In  the  meantime  he  became  more 
and  more  c  osely  connected  with  the  great  business  interests  o^his 
father   mcluding  real-estate,  mining,  telegi-aphic,  etc.     He  was 
elected  a  director  of  the  Postal  Telegraph  Complny  and  of  The 
Commercial  Cable  Company,  with  which  his  father  is  ident  fi'^I 
on  February  25,  1896,  and  on  January  21,  1897,  he  was  elec  ed  a 
vice  president  of  both  companies.     To  tiese  great  copotttn^ 
and  their  ramifications  his  attention  has  since  chiefly  been  ^Ven 
He^retired  from  the  presidency  of  the  Forcite  Powcfer  Compan; 
m  February,  1899.     A  httle  later  in  the  same  year  he  orgZzed 
the  Commercial  Cable  Company  of  Cuba,  and  endeavored  to  lay 
a  cab  e  fi-om  the  United  States  to  Cuba,  m  competition  with  the 
one  already  existing.     He  asked  for  this  no  subsidy,  nor'ny  dd 
from  the  government,  but  merely  permission  to  land  the  cable 

War  If    T  ''.^^^'"-   ^^^^"-^^  ^^^-^'  *^^  ^^-  Sec" 
War,  refused  such  permission,  though  many  eminent  authorities 

Tm    L      "P""""  '^'*  ''  "^^^^*  ''  ^^  g^^^t-l  -thout  delay! 

Mr.  Mackay  occupies  a  prominent  position  in  society  in  New 
York,  m  California,  and  in  Eiu^ope.  He  belongs  to  many  socl^ 
orgamzations  among  them  being  the  Union  Club,  the  K^ncker 
bocker  Club  the  Racquet  and  Tennis  Club,  the  New  York  Yacht 
Club  the  Meadowbrook  Club,  the  Westchester  Country  Chib 
he  Lawyers  Chib,  and  the  Metropohtan  Club,  of  New  York' 
and  the  Pacific  Union  Club  and  the   Bohemiak  Club  of  San 


Francisco 


He  was  married  on  May  17,  1898,  his  bride  being  Miss  Kath- 
enne  Alexandra  Duer,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  A 

hZl      l'^  V""}  '^>-    ^  ^^^"^^^^^^  ^^«  ^^'^  to  them,  at  their 
home  m  New  York  city,  on  February  5,  1900 


JOHN  WILLIAM   MACKAY 


^x-TTTAiwr   MXCKAY  is   of   Scottish   ancestry  and 
TOHN   WILLIAM  MACKAl    ^^  o  (.^^g^anter  stock 

J    Irish  birth.     He  comes  f •^!^JY^/^^^^^hern  part  of  Ireland 
which  in  Cromwell's  t.me  col^    d  t^^  -^-^^  ,  ous 

and  made  the  provmce  of  Ulster  ^^«  ™/^^^       ^^^^,,^  on 
..unity  .  ^-ver^ry^^^^^^^^^^  ,,, 

November  28,  18^i-     ^^^^^^  j'  ^        york  city.     Two 

^^  ^Tf  Velatht:^;^^^^^^^^^^^ 

years  later  the  ^^^ber  died  an  ^^^.^.^  ^  nobly. 

fell  upon  the  -^}^ll'l^l'll^^l^^^^        education,  John  was 

After  acquiring  a  g^*^^  commo  ^^^  ^^^p^ 

apprenticed  to  a  ship-buider,  and  l^acl  to  do  j,^  ^^^^^  ^^ 

that  were  to  go  "  around  the  Horn.  J^^        ^^^^^  ^^  ^^,,_ 
1849  broke  out,  and  claimed  him  for  its  own  ^^^^^ 

f ornia  and  worked  with  pick  and  shovel     He  learn  ^.^^^ 

mining  business  by  practical  exp  nen  e,  and   iv  ^^^  ^^^_ 

thus  keeping  body  and  ^^^Vv^^into  Nevada     At  Gold  Hill 
In  1860  he  climbed  over  the  Sierras  ^^o  Nevada^  ^^^^ 

be  made  an  investment  which  paid  ^^^'^^'^^^  ,,  ...gained 
t,e  Comstocl.  ^^f^^^  ^^^^^^^^  end  of  it,  sinking 

vast  fortunes.     He  began  wor  hampered  him, 

a  shaft  at  Union  Ground  But  1^«^  ^^ J;^^^  ^^^h  two  other 
and  he  was  constrained  to  form  a  ^^'l^^'f'l^.^^^^  ^^^  ,pecu- 
voun-  men  who  had  been  makmg  money  m  ^^^^''^'^^/wil- 
L"on  in  San  Francisco.     These  were  James  ™^;;^^^^.,.,,i 

nam  S.  O'Brien.     A  ^^t^P^t m  w^i^^^^^^^^^^^  ^^''■ 

miner,  was  ^^^^  t^^^^.  ^^^^  „\f  f"^,^'  "  Bonanza  Firm."  Mr. 
That  was  the  ^^^-^^^^^^^''^Zl  time  their  profits  were 
Walker  dropped  out  m  18b  <,  by  wm  ^^ 

over  a  million  dollars,  and  his  place  was  taken  oy 

256 


h-^v-  ^^   ' 


^-^^SJ^y^t^^i^N^?' 


.-.  -,..,...-*-.'•  ^g  of  Scottish  ances' 
OB :  ,^g^^  canny  Covenant- 

"  ich'ta  Cromweirs  time  colouUod  the  nor' -*    ' 

and  mad.  the  proTmce  of  Ub^r  the  tt^  ^^  ^^ 

„om,nuuity  .t  ^^^^^\Z  Ms  parents  bro„= 

to  A-menoa  with  ttieai,  f"'^  J',;         ,     „  ^^rinsfortl"" 

years  later  the  father  d^,^dtn.  ^armg^^ 

feU  upon  the  widowed  n^.t.er^  .  ^^^^^^ 

After  acquiring  a  goc  ^^^  ^^^  .lowithfitu: 

apprentice  ^  ^-^^  gold 

that  were  ,.-     -  ,  ,-,.>.  r--  m- -.vra.     He  went 

1849  broke  out,  ana  aiui^tiu  ^i^^    -         -         y^^^^A  tv 
fLia  and  wovked  with  f^^^^  ^^e      S«*  I 
mining  business  by  practical  experience,  a,._ 

thus  keeping  body  and  ■""'dj""""      "^^  a*  ' 

|,.,  -t^^o  >,p  .'lirnhed  over  tne  »ie^  ^         ,^ 

Liid  that 
hem  end  ■  : 
•  apital  hs-xv.v 
L;ate  was  constrained  to  fonn  a  partnership  _^^^ 
young  inen  who  had  been  making  money  m  busn, 
Sm  San  Francisco.     These  were  Jam^  t-; 

ham  S  O'Brien.    A  fourth  partner,  James  C.  ^ -  ■ 
Zer  was  also  taken  into  the  to  when  It  wa.  ■ 

^Tat  was  the  beginning  of  the  famou^  '  B. 
^er  dropped  out  in  1867^  by  f-^^^ 
oyer  a  million  dollars,  and  his  place  was  taken  b) 


^h^^yM^^^  ^/^ 


JOHN    WILLIAM    MACKAY  257 

Fair.  Mr  Mackay  was  the  leading  spii-it.  He  persuaded  the 
others  to  buy  adjacent  claims.  When  the  lodes  seemed  to  be 
worked  out  it  was  he  who  insisted  on  going  down  to  deeper 
evels^  And  so  was  developed  one  of  the  gi-eatest  mining  proper- 
ties the  world  has  ever  seen.  In  six  years  the  output  was  over 
three  hundred  milhon  dollars,  and  the  financial  history  of  the 
world  was  changed.  Mi-.  Mackay  owned  two  fifths  of  these 
mines. 

Mr  Mackay  was  the  founder  of  the  Bank  of  Nevada,  and 
earned  It  through  a  loss  of  eleven  million  dollars,  which  it  suf- 
fered through  a"  wheat  corner  "  speculation  of  one  of  its  officers 
m  1887  IB  1884  he  formed  a  partnership  with  James  Gordon 
Bennett,  of  he  New  York  "Herald,"  for  the  construction  of 
some  new  Atlantic  cables,  and  thus  brought  into  being  the  great 
Commercial  Cable  Company,  and  the  Postal  Telegraph  Com- 
pany of  which  he  has  since  been  the  head.  He  was  urged  in 
1885  to  accept  election  to  a  seat  in  the  United  States  Senate, 
from  Nevada,  but  decHned  it.  He  has  given  his  wealth  with  a 
generous  hand  to  numerous  benevolent  institutions,  and  ranks 
among  the  most  public-spirited  of  citizens.  Among  his  bene- 
factions IS  a  large  asylum  for  orphans  at  Virginia  City,  Nevada 
He  IS  a  liberal  supporter  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  of 
which  he  is  a  member.  ' 

Mi%  Mackay  was  married,  in  1867,  to  Miss  Hungerford,  a 
daughter  of  Colonel  Daniel  C.  Hungerford,  who  was  a  vetemn 
ot  the_  Mexican  and  Civil  wars.  Mrs.  Mackay  is  a  woman  of 
exceptional  social  culture  and  brilliancy,  and  has  been  for  many 
years  a  conspicuous  figure  in  the  best  society  in  New  York 
London,  and  Paris.  She  is  also  a  generous  patron  of  hterature! 
fine  arts,  and  benevolent  works.  Two  sons  have  been  bom  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mackay,  named  John  W.  Mackay,  Jr.,  and  Clar- 
ence Hungerford  Mackay. 


WILLIAM  MAHL 

^^         1  ^-        ,r  r^axinrl  nf  1848  in  Europe  caused  the  migra- 

been  a  practising  physician  at  ^^™^^^^^ 

scended  from  a  family  conspicuous  lflf^^^''''Z\nt^  ^as  a 

rS^of^CallJo^^^^^^^^^ 

New  0-^f.^.^/j;^^f^^ii^ren  was  William  Mahl,  who  was  boi^  at 
One  of  his  two  cliiiaren  w  beginning  to  ac- 

Carlsruhe  on  December  1^' f  ^3-  J^^^^J^  ^^^^^^^,^,  1^,  i^. 
qvme  an  education  when  his  ^^^^^J.  ^?^'  "^^^  ^^^^  ^  ^oman 
Itruction  and  t-nng -i^  s-per-e^^^^^^^  .^ 

of  marked  fitness  for  the  task     The  ^m  y  ^^^  ^^  ^^^ 

Louisville,  Kentucky  In  ^f j^/^fj"?'  ^-f.  His  bent  for 
compelled  to  leave  school  ^^^/^^^^^^^^^^^^  of  a  manu- 

mechanics  secm-ed  him  a  place  m  the  ollice  ana  s     P 
facturer  of  mathematical  mstruments  at  I^^^"'„7/^; .   "J^  -u „ 
1860Te  left  that  calhng  -d  ^ntei^ed  ^^^^^^^^  t^^J^^^^^^ 

and  ^f -^,~trd    L^^^^^^^  Four 

superintendent  of  t^y^^;^^^  ^  ^^  ^^e  mechanical  and  road 
years  later  he  became  ^^^^  :XFlilf ort  and  Lexington  and 
department  of  the  LouisviUe  ^^  ri 

FrLkf ort  Eailroad.    f  ^f^^t^^t  J^^^^^  others 

cost   of   operatmg  railroads   ^^^^'^^^^^^^^ 
interested  in  these  problems.     The  le^uit  oi 


/C^^' 


'>^n—    ^       f        ^/=^/t 


TSS- 


WILLIAM  MAUL 

mHE  revolutiona^  period  of  1848  m  Europec^sed^^| 

I    f ion  of  many  of  the  subjects  of  those  coimtnes  to  the  Un 

slate       Ai^ng'^them  were  Dr.  Wflliam  Mahl  and  his  mfe  1 

Bcended  from  atamily  co..:  ...ao,.  i,i  a.  ,  ,^^^     ^^  ^^  ^^ 
tant  faith  in  the  days. V  ffhausen, Switzerl. 

daughterof Can.] uHepax'^-  '•--'-   _  oohtic 

Is^ew  Orleans  in  1856  woihtt  M^^hl,  who  was  hot. 

Onp  of  his  two  children  was  Wiman.  m-ui,  w" 
uneoim&i-YY  iQ  iQdq     "H  -  begmmng  t<- 

Garisnihe  on  December  19,  1843     Jl  -he^^after  hi; 

of  marked  fitness  for  the  task     Th.  ^^^  ^^ 

]       ■  -■^■"-,  Kentucky.     Tn   -lHJS,^  h.. 

,   Louisville. 

^  ,  .  .'iH  yyrvice  of  the  l.y  ■ 

im  Sie  iett  r  ..tFink,  who  was  : 

Sl^^^ia  of  the  road  and  machinery  depa 
^Lr  he  became  chief  cle^f  ^^  --^^^^^ 
alLtment  of  the  Louisvihe  and  Frankfort  and  hexu- 
Wv^tk^^y^^r^o^^-    His  investigations  and  reports 
^^^^I^^operating  railroads  attracted  th-—: 
interested  in  the.e  problems.     The  result  of  his  res. 


"^*fe»^ 


z 


WILLIAM    MAHL  259 

heartily  acknowledged  in  the  annual  report  of  t>,o  T      •     -ii 

and  Frankfort  and  Lexington  and  Frankfort  R^^^^^^ 

year  ending  June  30,  1865  ranktort  Raib-oad  for  the 

he^r^;;::::  t  ™^i-^^-^itor  ^'  ''^'  -^'  -^ 

ISTO      T,,   +1      1  //^  ^^^'^^^^'^^^fp^irchasing  agent  until 

Tho;„s  A  to  tfv,"'  ""'■  -f  ''""'""»  ''^^"«'-'*«'3  -»'    CoC 
luonias  A.  beott,  then  president  of  the  Tpiri«  !,...!  t>     ■«    -o    i 

road.    Mr.  Mahl  became  auditor  of  that  road  Id  i?i      ^' •^" 

of  1873  was  made  also  its  financial  a'ent^n  Texas      aVi'  ^i"' 

of  1874  he  went  back  to  the  Louis^il k  and  Frankfort '^  T  '" 

mgton  and  Frankfort.     The  latter  road  wf  f  ,V  .^^^  ^^^" 

Early  in  1882  he  entered  the  New  York  office  of  T   P   TT     f 

IrlVT''"'^  °'  ^'-^  """J"™"  --"-ds  extending  fLTew 
port  News,  Virginia,  to  New  Orleans     0,>  M,.  w     t-     1     ,       , 

pany,  and  several  other  enternrises      -R\t  fl  1 1    7   i 
embraces  9496  miles  of  raihmd  '^  ''  observation 

Mr.  Mahl  is  a  member  of  the  Lawyers'  Club  of  New  York   ih. 

KtrrTe  "  I ''  '^".  ^T^''^'^  ^^^^-"«  ConllTei'  No'.  I'/ 
^nights  Templar,  and  other  organizations.  He  was  maiTied  at 
Loms^Ue,  m  1865,  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Skidmore.  They  W  four 
^^^^^^'^^  ^^^^-  'o^^  ThomastUT^;: 


SYLVESTER  MALONE 

•  ^  1    ^  ..t   Tvim    nn    tlie   still  more  beautiful 

TCy^rE'tsTcol";  M'e:tltlan<,,  was  the  birth 

of  eblraoter.     To  them  '-^IvTste^  after  Mrs.  Malone's 
V  h  schotslip  which  was  conducted  by  Protestants,  but  m 

promising   eandidates  for  *^.^"-^'^;tc-hfhim  to  the  United 
T:T  "a^h  rP       "el"h^^^^^^^^  landing  was  made, 
..      fl     8'9      The  young  n  an  immediately  proceeded  to 
?re,"fori!;n^nteft^es|in^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

dr-al,  and  on  that  -;|-^°--»'3LTa  priest  of  the 
T"'-  „?Lt"irrl  He  tet  said  mass  at  Wappingers  Falls 
NTYorl    ThSt  was  appointed  to  take  pastoral  eharge  of 

260 


^  <s  c? 


-^ 


SYLVESTEPvM.u.-^  ^ 

rpHE  beautiful  town  of  Trim,  on  the  still  more  beaut";'' 
.JL    BovTie   River,  in  County   Meath,  Ireland,  was  the  bi 
place  of  one  of  the  best-known  and  most-belored  priest 
Roman  Catholic  Chiu^ch  in  America.      There  dwelt  L 
Malone  aiid  his  wife  Marcella;  he  a  civil  engineer,  and  a  mi- 
of  high  attainments,  she  a  womnan  of  --  — -  '^■an  ordinary  for 
of  character.     To  them   was  horsi.  ■■'  ' ,  1821,  a  son,  \ 

whom  th^y  gave  the  name  of  Sylvester,  u:^ier  Mrs.  ^' 
father,  Sylvester  Martin  of  Kilmessan.     Sylvester  was 
ond    of    three    sons.      He  was    educated    at    an    academy 
high,  schplarship,  which  was  conducted  by  Protestants,  bu 
which  the  utmost  rehgious  tolerance  was  incul'^ated  by  exati 
as  weU  as  by  precept.     He  remained  true  to  the  Roman  C 
olic  faith  of  his  parents. 
In  1838,  the  Rev.  ^\ 

Bishop  of  Little  Rock,  ..  ...: , 

promising  candidates  for  the  priest' 

Maloi!'    '  -■  '    .  .-^    ■  ■  ,,  ,,,,,  ^,, 

e  was  m 


State-. 

on  V. 

New  \ 

ville, 

the   pi 

Fordham. 

Bishop  B 

dral,  ai^'! 

bear*. 

id,  is-i4,  b 

,ji,  ., 

He  first 

'■■■ 

-s  apfK> 

^/ 


'T^  ^y^rc/^^. 


SYLVESTER    MALONE 


261 


a  parish  in  Williamsburg,  now  a  part  of  Brooklyn  and  in  fhn+ 
place  all  the  rest  of  his  life  was  spent  '^'^''^^'y^'  ^^^  "^  ^^^^ 
On  Saturday,  September  21,  1844,  the  young  priest  arrived 
at  the  scene  of  his  life-work  TIip  r^nv^.i/  ^^^  P™f  arrived 
St  Marv'<.  h,if  ih.  ^  P""^  "^^^  *^^^  ^^own  as 

Pete?7nd  Paul      In   m.T  ''""  ''''^■™^  ^^^"^^^  *«  S^s. 
tV  w     1 1  ^  M^       ^^^  P'"^^'®'^^  ^^ifiee  was  completed 

It  would  be  impossible  in  less  space  than  a  volume  Vtell 
adequately   he  story  of  Father  Malone's  long  career.     He  made 
the  church  the  center  of  every  possible  good  work.     He  pla^^ed 
missions  on  every  side.     He  labored  for  temperance,  and  ind  's 
try,  and  law  and  order.     When  the  Civil  War  broke  ^ut    n  1861 
he  placed  an  American  flag  on  the  spire  of  the  ch^ch  builcW 
and  kept  it  flying  there  mitil  the  war  was  ended,  as  a  tXn  of 
his  stanch  patriotism.     At  the  &st  Decoration  Day  c' re^onief 
n  Brooklyn  he  rode  in  the  procession  in  the  same  carriagrwiTh 
toee  Protestant  ministers,  and  spoke  from  the  same  piatfC 
with  them-a  sight  not  before  seen  in  Brooklvn.     On  ma^ 
other  occasions  Father  Malone  worked  side  by  side  with  cC? 
men  of  other   aiths,  and  always  commanded  the  utmost  re"?^ 
reverence,  and  love  of  all,  without  regard  to  creed  ^      ' 

settleLnt  ov,r  ,    ''        r^"'^'''"'^  "^  ^''  o^'^^^^^^on  and  his 
settlement  over  his  parish  were  celebrated  with  religious  ser 

thr:ui:^ec;^'of '"ThV"'^^*^^'^  ^^^^^  ^^  ^^-  ^^^^  bavetrb::: 

tne  subjects  of.     There  was  a  practically  universal  outpouring 
of  congratii  ation  and  praise  from  the  press  and  pulpS^  and 

freed  To^;!'  "TTf^  1-/^^^'^^^^^  P^^^-^  -  denomhiationa 
the  foremost  Vh.  ^'"  ■^'^'  Sylvester  Malone  stood  among 
the  foremost   Christian   mmisters  of  America,  in   length  and 

Td^n^e  an^wT'orr  1  1^  "^^^''  ""^^  ^^  ^^^  ^^^^  ^-^ - 
Mence  and  love  of  his  feUow-men.     He  died  on  December  29, 

V 


EBENEZER  STURGES  MASON 

rr<ftF  mrents  of  Ebenezev  Sturges  Masou  were  Charles  and 
T^!rrMason  both  descendants  of  English  famJ«s  of  lugh 
sir^whi^h  ;ere  transplanted  to  tMs^^U.  .n  ^e  .ears 

preceding  the  K«™l"'--'^yYoTk  ^itj-d   he-  their  son,  the 

'r'  t  oHhisTetch  wa"  w'  on  April  U,  18«. 

subject  of  this  stetcu  wa  ,  ^^gjuess  career,  and 

The  boy  was  marked  by  1^1^  l^'™'^'"  ;    ^j^^     He  was  sent 
wasedneated  ^^X^:' ^T^oT.MB:Z.ljn,  where  his 

the  school-honse  'l"-"';;^*"^ ^kln ! New  Tork  shipping 
His  first  -5fX:t;r"d  for  several  years,  giving  his  em- 
house.     In  that  place  ne  serveu  himself  a  most 

plovers  entire  satisfaction,  and  acqmrmg  ^^^  j^™^^^^  ^     -. 
Torough  and  valnable  practical  acquamtance  with  sound 

ness  methods  and  V^J^^^'^^         .^^,^  ^^.^eial  occupations,  as 
From  mercantile  Me  he  P^ssea  into 

an  assistant^ook^^^^^^^^^  he  to  only  a  little  niore 

he  took  on  October  30,  186d,  bein    ^  ^  ^^^.^^^  g^. 

''^^  TZZ'eZf    "ar^^^^^  -pid  progress  in  the 
Cr^^l^XL     P.ni.^ 

=^^i::;^tJ^;^:^ 

confidence  of  his  ^^^^iZ^nJ^i^l^^^^^^^^^  -tters, 

seeing  ^^^^'  ^f^^^f^  ;i^, 'rvalues  is  highly  esteemed, 
and  his  knowledge  of  real-estate  values  is  m^    y 


EBENEZEE  STDRGES  MASON 


263 


nf ^;^v   IT    T"'  *^  ^^''  ^""y  ^'^  connection  with  the  Bank 
of  New  York  but  has  extended  his  business  interests  to  indude 
yanous  other  important  corporations.     Anion-  thesp  1«h? 
be  enumerated  the  Real  Estate  Trust  ^:;:r^:T ^Ty^S 
the  Transatlan  ic  Fire  Insui-ance  Company  of  Hamburg  Id  the 
Atlan  a  and  Charlotte  Air  Line  Raih-oad  Company,     io  a  1  of 
them  he  gives  a  considerable  amount  of  personal  attention   1   A 
he  IS  an  active  factor  in  promoting  theii-  prosperity     '"'""'  '"' 
In  pohtical  matters,  Mr.  Mason  has  always  been  an  earnest 
Republican.     His  absorption  in  business  hass  however  leftTim 
no  time  for  office-holding,  or  indeed  for  any  pol7tLaTact  vi^^^^^ 
beyond  the  exercise  of  the  privileges  and  chschLge  S  th    "^^^^^^^^^^ 
of  an  mtelhgent  and  interested  private  citizen  ^' '^^  ^"^^^^ 

He  has  found  Httle  time,  either,  and  felt  Kttle  inclination  for 

housT  R,?t  b  ?  T"'"^'  ^^^  ^'  ^  ^^^^^^^  frequenter  of  its 
house  But  his  domestic  tastes  lead  him  to  devote  the  maior 
part  of  his  leisure  time  to  his  own  home.  He  is  a  member  TZ 
^rX''  "^  ^^^^<^r«^  of  the  State  of  New  Y^-k 

Ranl'ett  of'Nr'v 'i"'^;  '^  ^^"^  ^^'  ^^^^^  *^  ^iss  Abbie  Low 
Ran  ett  of  New  York  city.  The  happiness  of  their  home  life 
has  been  augmented  by  the  advent  of  a  family  of  threeTri^t 
and  interesting  children.     These  are  a  son  and%wo  lu^^^^^^^^^^^ 


WARNER  MILLER 

A  MONG  the  early  settlers  in  Westchester  County,  New  York, 
J^\-  about  the  year  1680,  was  one  John  Miller,  a  sturdy  Dutch- 
man. He  had  four  sons,  named  James,  Abram,  Elijah,  and  An- 
thony. Elijah  had  a  daughter  named  Martha,  and  Anthony  a 
son  named  William,  and  these  two  cousins  married  each  other, 
and  had  a  son,  to  whom  they  gave  the  name  of  Hu-am.  The  last- 
named  was  the  father  of  Warner  Miller,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Warner  Miller  was  born  in  Oswego  County,  New  York,  on 
August  12,  1838.  He  studied  in  the  local  schools  and  at  Union 
College,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1860.  That  fall  he  became 
professor  of  Greek  and  Latin  in  the  Collegiate  Institute  at  Fort 
Edward,  New  York.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  he  joined 
the  Fifth  New  York  Cavalry  as  a  private.  He  served  in  the 
Shenandoah  VaUey,  and  was  promoted  for  gallant  conduct  until 
he  became  a  lieutenant.  At  Winchester  he  was  taken  prisoner, 
and,  while  sick  in  the  hospital,  was  paroled. 

Mr.  Miller  then  went  back  to  Fort  Edward,  and  entered  the 
employment  of  some  paper  manufacturers,  in  time  becoming 
superintendent  of  the  mills.  He  next  organized  a  company  of 
his  own,  at  Herkimer,  New  York,  to  manufacture  paper  out  of 
wood-pulp.  He  invented  the  machines  needed  for  that  work, 
and  made  the  fii-st  wood  paper,  and  started  an  industry  which 
has  now  risen  to  gigantic  proportions.  He  did  not  try  to  keep  a 
monopoly  of  the  business,  but  made  his  processes  public  and  sold 
his  machines  to  all  who  would  buy.  Wood-pulp  paper  literally 
revolutionized  the  paper  trade,  and  the  newspaper  and  book-pub- 
lishing businesses  as  well,  for  the  cost  of  the  white  paper  was 
reduced  from  fifteen  to  three  cents  a  pound.  Mr.  Miller  amassed 
a  fine  fortune  from  the  business,  and  established  factories  of  his 

264 


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AMONG  the  early  settlers  in  Westche,>ter  tounty,  Ne  .■ 
-TJl  about  the  year  1680,  was  one  John  Miller,  a  sturdy 
man.     He  had  four  sons,  named  James,  Abram,  Elijah,  and  An- 
thony.    Ehjah  had  a  danpiiiiM-  named  Martha,  and  Anthony  a 
son  named  William,  and  >  eousins  married  each  other, 

and  had  a  son,  to  whom  im-y  y^tivt-  the  name  of  Hiram.  The  last- 
named  was  the  father  of  Warnei-  Miller,  the  subject  of  this  sketi  ii. 
Warner  MUler  was  born  in  Oswego  County,  New  York,  on 
August  12,  1838,  He  studied  in  the-  local  schools  and  at  Union 
College,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1860.  That  fall  he  beeaiuo 
professor  of  Oreek  and  Latin  in  the  College -^  ^'  '-tute  at  Fort 
Edward,  New  York.    At  the  outbreak  of  tl.  'r  he  joined 

the  Fifth  New  York  Cavahy  as  a  private,  lii;  ...  r\'ed  in  the 
Shenaudoali  Valley,  and  was  promoted  for  gallant  conduct  until 
he  became  a  Ueutenant.  At  Winchester  he  was  taken  prisoner, 
an.l     v  1.;]..  sick  in  the  hospital,  wa-^  i^  nc! 

I-  then  went  back  to  ^  ,md  entered  th<- 


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mono}! 

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WARNEK    MILLER 


Which  it  i.M.prf<,efit\;i:rr„'irr^':rar''^^^^^ 

In  1889  Mr.  Miller  became  interested  in  the  Ni  "f*"- 

canal.     He  became  president  of  1 1  „„  Nicaragua  .ship- 

years  of  bard  work  LT.Zgf.ltTC?  T^  ''?/"'  '"  " 
company  that  practically  begtu  The  work  rn^"?'  ,"  ""'  "^ 
inent  policies  permitted  tbe  f^-.  .   T'     ^"'ortuiate  govern- 

tbe  work  to  brsZli  n,  n         .  "  '''"barrassed  and 

eariy  dat       IttTlv'T'""^  '"  P""*''=^  "*>  «  Bepnbhcan  at  an 

failed  to' arrive,  and'actJtttd  ^ts'  iTrltllThthe^t"  "^^ 
became  a  leader.     He  was  elecferl  fn  +)      a  .  f  "^^  "^^^^ 

-er  County  in  1873,  an7  a^    n  i^      74^^  tTsTst  '""  ^'''^■ 
to  Congress,  and  was  reelected  Tn  1880      R.  J""'  '^''^'^ 

interrupted  by  his  election  inf  "  ^^^""^^  *e™  was 

States  Late  rsTnX;  he  t''^^^  "'  '"'''  '^  ^^^  United 
carriers'  ei^^ht-hour  law  «n  r?  *^'  ^^''^^^^  ^^  ^^^  letter- 

money"  law^e^i;^  tZ!^  ST  ^r^f  *^^  "^-^- 
labor"  law.  He  also  sppi^vS^  ^'  .  ^^'^  ""^^^^^  contract 
barbor  of  New  Vol  and  l.  ''^^?"''"'  improvements  for  the 
tbe  Departm:rt  ^fll^^:  ::^tT  ^l  '^^  --«on  of 
be  was  a  leading  member  of  he  ^1  n  ^""^^^  ^''''^^^'-  In  1888 
which  nominated  oTnta   h'^^T^^^^^  ^^---^tion 

bimself  the  candidate  for  GoveC  o  New  v't ""'S-'"^  ^"' 
secured  tbe  election  of  r...      1  ^      •  ^'*''^'-     ^^^  efforts 

feated.  Since  jLtt^mebr"  f'''^'"^'  ^^*  ^'^  "^'^  ^^^'^^  de- 
councils  of^r  ReX'n  "Z^T  '  """^^'^^^"  '^^^^^-^  ^^  ^^^ 

CbtbTolT^Lrs^ii^  F.S  r'"-f  V  ''^^^^^^-  ^'  ^-^ 

ternal  grandfather  [nlJolff^^  r^"*^'  ^'^  ^'^^'^'  ^^^^^  ^a- 
of  glovl     They  hTvel rr^  "         "  'T'^"^  '^^  man.ifacture 


DARIUS  OGDEN  MILLS 

FEW  narratives  are  more  fascinating  than  those  which  tell  of 
the  rise  of  men,  by  dint  of  native  virtue  and  energy,  from 
comparatively  humble  stations  in  life  to  vast  wealth  and  influence 
and  power  for  good  among  their  fellow-men.  The  United  States 
is  notably  the  land  where  such  careers  are  most  to  be  found,  and 
among  those  to  be  observed  here  there  is  not  one  more  worthy 
of  attention  than  that  of  Darius  Ogden  Mills.  He  comes  of  an 
old  north  of  England  family  which  at  the  middle  of  the  last 
century  came  to  this  country  and  settled  on  Long  Island,  and  then 
removed  to  Connecticut,  near  the  New  York  line.  Some  mem- 
bers of  the  family,  indeed,  established  themselves  in  Westchester 
County,  New  York,  and  there,  in  the  last  generation,  James  Mills 
was  supervisor  and  justice  of  peace  for  the  town  of  North 
Salem.  He  was  a  man  of  high  standing  in  the  community,  and 
was  successfully  engaged  in  various  lines  of  business,  but,  late  in 
life,  lost  most  of  his  property  through  unfortunate  investments. 
He  died  at  Sing  Sing  in  1841,  leaving  his  sons  to  make  their  own 
fortunes. 

Darius  Ogden  Mills,  son  of  James  Mills,  was  bom  at  North 
Salem  on  September  25,  1825,  and  inherited  the  rugged  health, 
mental  acuteness,  and  flawless  integrity  that  had  distinguished 
his  father.  He  received  his  education  at  the  North  Salem 
Academy,  and  at  the  Mount  Pleasant  Academy  at  Sing  Sing,  ex- 
cellent institutions  of  that  rank.  He  left  the  Sing  Sing  school 
at  the  age  of  seventeen  to  complete  his  training  in  the  wider  and 
higher  school  of  the  business  world.  For  several  years  he  per- 
formed the  duties  of  a  clerkship  in  New  York,  bringing  to  them 
the  qualities  of  person  and  character  that  assure  —  or,  still  better, 
deserve  —  success.     In  1847,  on  the  invitation  of  his  cousin,  E. 


//,/'/ 


DARIUS  OGDEN  MiLi.b 

FEW  narratives  are  more  fascinating  than  those  which  tell  of 
the  rise  of  men,  by  dint  of  native  virtue  and  energy,  from 
comparatively  humble  stations  in  hf  e  to  vast  wealth  and  influence 
and  power  for  good  among  their  fellov  The  United  States 

is  notably  the  land  wlier*.'  such  cart*;ii  to  be  found,  and 

among  those  to  be  observed  here  there  is  uui  one  more  v/oj*thy 
of  attention  than  that  cf  Darius  Ogden  Milk.     He  comes  vi  an 
old  north  of  England  family  which  at  the  middle  of  the  last 
century  came  to  this  country  and  settled  on  Long  Island,  and  then 
removed  to  Connecticut,  near  the  New  York  line.     Some  mem- 
bers of  the  family,  indeed,  established  *'  '-•  in  Westchester 
County,  New  York,  and  there,  in  the  1  ion,  James  IMills 
was  supervisor  and  justice  of  peac;  town  of  North 
Salem,     lie  was  a  maif  of  high  stan^-  .^nTv.iinn-.    ht^^ 
was  successfully  engaged  in  various  hi 
life,  lost  most  of  his  property  througl 
He  died  at;  Sing  S^ng  h\  1841 .  l^^av^r  ■ 
fortu7K'S 


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DAKIUS    OGDEN    MILLS  267 

J.  Townsend,  he  went  to  Buffalo,  New  Yoi'k,  to  serve  as  cashier 
of  the  Merchants'  Bank  of  Erie  County,  and.  also  to  form  a  busi- 
ness partnership  with  Mr.  Townsend.  The  hank  was  one  of 
deposit  and  issue,  under  a  special  charter,  and  did  a  prosj^erous 
business.  But  in  December,  1848,  Mr.  Mills  decided  to  leave  it 
and  go  to  California,  where  the  discovery  of  gold  gave  promise 
of  untold  gains  for  enterprising  men.  Mr.  Townsend  agreed  to 
maintain,  in  any  business  which  Mr.  Mills  might  undertake  in 
California,  the  same  relative  interest  which  they  had  in  the  bank, 
and  to  protect  all  drafts  which  Mr.  Mills  might  make.  And  so 
Mr.  Mills  followed  his  two  brothers  to  the  Pacific  coast,  where 
he  ai-rived  in  June,  1849. 

It  has  not  escaped  observation  that  some  of  the  largest  for- 
tunes were  made  in  Cahfomia,  not  in  digging  gold,  but  in  de- 
veloping the  ordinary  industries  of  the  country.  And  the  latter 
were,  as  a  rule,  the  more  stable.  Adventurous  men  who  went 
thither  to  pick  up  gold  were  often  disappointed  in  their  quest. 
Those  who  did  make  fortunes  sometimes  lost  them  again,  on  the 
familiar  principle,  "  Easy  come,  easy  go,"  The  substantial  for- 
tunes, or  most  of  them,  were  made  by  those  who  set  about  sys- 
tematically to  develop  the  general  resources  of  the  country,  to 
create  varied  industries,  and  to  promote  trade  and  commerce. 

To  such  latter  enterprises  Mr.  Mills  decided  to  devote  his  at- 
tention. His  first  undertaking,  on  reaching  California,  was  to 
buy  a  stock  of  general  merchandise  and  with  it  make  a  trading 
expedition  to  Stockton  and  the  San  Joaquin  Valley.  To  this 
end,  he  entered  into  partnership  with  one  of  his  fellow- voyagers, 
and  together  they  bought  a  small  sailing-vessel,  loaded  it  with 
goods,  and  went  to  Stockton,  where  the  cargo  was  sold  at  a 
profit.  The  two  partners  then  separated,  and  Mr.  Mills  returned 
to  Sacramento,  deeming  that  the  best  center  of  trade  with  the 
miners.  He  opened  a  store  of  general  merchandise,  buying  gold- 
dust,  and  deahng  in  exchange  on  New  York.  By  November, 
1849,  he  had  cleared  forty  thousand  dollars,  and  was  so  well 
pleased  with  his  prospects  that  he  decided  to  return  to  Buffalo, 
close  out  all  his  interests  there,  and  make  California  his  home. 
This  he  did,  and  in  1850  was  at  work  again  in  Sacramento. 

Thereafter  his  record  was  largely  tbe  financial  and  business 
record  of  the  Pacific  coast.      He  established  a  bank,  called  the 


Ogg  DAEIUS    OGDEN    MILLS 

Bank  of  D    O.  Mills  &  Co.,  which  is  still  the  principal  bank  in 
Sacramento.     A  branch  of  it  was  opened  at  Columbia  tmder  the 
nmnagement  of  his  brothers  James  and  Edgar.     In  1857,  owmg 
to  too  close  apphcation  to  business,  his  health  became  impaired 
•aid  he  went  to  Europe  for  rest.      Returning  with  health  and 
strength  restored,  he  resumed  his  business  with  more  energy 
than  ever,  and  soon  had  on  hand  greater  undertakings  than  he 
had  yet  known.    It  was  owing  to  his  reputation  for  judgment, 
decision,  shrewdness,  and  absolute  integrity  that  he  was  chosen 
president  of  the  great  Bank  of  Cahfornia,  when  that  mstitu  ion 
was  organized  in  1864.     It  began  with  a  capita  ot  two  nulhon 
dollars  which  was  soon  increased  to  five  milUon  dollars  and,  un- 
der his  wise  management,  it  became  known  and  trusted  through- 
out the  world,  and  was  one  of  the  chief  factors  m  developing  the 
greatness  of  the  State.     Mr.  Mills  had  taken  the  presidency  re- 
luctantly, and  with  the  intention  of  -<>-/'-;^^^|^*;^^;;\^; 
was  prevailed  upon  to  keep  the  place  until  1873      Then  he  m- 
sisted  upon  retiring  from  active  business.     He  left  the  bank  m 
splendid  condition,  with  capital  secm-e,  profits  large,  and  ciedit 
unquestioned.     Two  years  later  he  was  c^Ued  back  to  save  it 
fi-om  utter  ruin.     Its  former  cashier,  Wilham  C    Ralston,  had 
been  made  its  new  president.     He  went  to  Mr  Ms  and  asked 
him  to  save  him  from  individual  failure.     Mr.  Mms  loaned  him 
nine  hundred  thousand  dollars.     Then  it  came  out  that  the  bank 
was  in  trouble,  and  two  days  later  its  doors  were  c  osed     It  wa^s 
found  that  there  had  been  an   overissue   of  twelve  thousand 
shares  of  its  stock,  which  had  been  taken  m  with  Mr.  MiUss 
loan  and  retired  Just  before  the  failure.     Mr.  Ralston  was  asked 
by  the  directors  to  resign  the  presidency,  which  he  did ;  and  be- 
fore the  meeting  of  the  directors  adjourned,  his  dead  body  was 
found  in  the  bay -whether  the  victim  of  accident  or  suicide 

was  never  determined.  ,     ,      ,  •  •+i,^„f 

Mr  Mills  again  became  president  of  the  bank,  serving  without 
compensation.  Its  habilities  were  then  $19,585,000,  mcluding 
$5  000,000  <'apital  stock  and  $1,000,000  reserve,  while  it  had  on 
hand  $100,000  in  cash,  besides  its  general  assets.  Mr.  Mil  s  and 
t!^e  other  directors  raised  a  fund  of  $7,895,000,  of  which  M 
Mills  subscribed  $1,000,000.  Mr.  Mills,  in  conjunction  with 
William  Sharon  and  Thomas  Bell,  guaranteed  pa^nnent  ot  the 


DARIUS    OGDEN    MILLS  269 

outstanding  drafts  and  credits  of  the  bank ;  and  on  September 
30,  one  mouth  and  five  days  after  its  suspension,  the  bank  re- 
sumed business  on  a  sound  foundation.  By  Mr.  Mills's  timely 
and  skilful  management,  the  bank  had  been  saved  and  a  disas- 
trous panic  on  the  Pacific  coast  had  been  averted.  Having  thus 
restored  the  bank's  prosperity,  Mr.  Mills  retired  from  its  presi- 
dency in  1878. 

Dm*ing  his  residence  in  California,  Mr.  Mills  identified  himself 
with  the  general  business  interests  of  that  State,  and  invested 
largely  in  land,  mines,  railroads,  etc.  He  also  identified  him- 
self with  the  social  and  educational  interests,  becoming  a  regent 
and  treasurer  of  the  University  of  California,  and  endowing  with 
seventy-five  thousand  dollars  a  professorship  in  that  institution. 
He  was  also  one  of  the  first  trustees  of  the  Lick  estate  and  the 
Lick  Observatory. 

In  1880  Mr.  Mills  transferred  his  home  and  much  of  his  capi- 
tal to  New  York,  and  has  since  been  chiefly  identified  with  this 
metropolis.  He  retains,  however,  a  fine  estate  at  Millbrae,  in 
San  Mateo  County,  California,  as  well  as  many  investments  in 
that  State.  In  New  York  he  has  become  an  investor  in  many 
substantial  properties,  and  thus  one  of  the  gi'eat  financial  forces 
of  the  city.  He  has  erected  on  Broad  and  Wall  streets  a  great 
office  building,  which  bears  his  name,  and  a  similar  building  in 
San  Francisco. 

In  1888  Mr.  ]\Iills  opened  and  gave  to  the  city  a  fine  ti'aining- 
school  for  male  nurses,  which  he  had  founded  and  endowed  in 
connection  with  Bellevue  Hospital.  In  1897-98  he  built  and 
opened  in  New  York  two  great  hotels,  known  as  Mills  Houses 
Nos.  1  and  2.  These  are  equipped  with  the  latest  and  best  ap- 
pliances, and  are  intended  for  the  transient  or  permanent  homes 
of  worthy  men  of  moderate  means,  w^ho  cannot  afford  to  pay  the 
high  prices  of  ordinary  hotels,  but  desire  something  better  than 
the  sqtialor  of  the  cheap  lodging-houses.  The  houses  accommo- 
date many  hundreds  of  guests,  and  are  always  filled,  and  are 
justly  to  be  ranked  among  the  most  beneficent  institutions  ever 
devised  for  the  aid  of  the  laboring  masses. 

Not  almsgiving,  but  economy,  is  the  key-note  of  the  Mills 
houses.  It  is  Mr.  Mills's  theory  that  industry,  education,  and 
economy  are  the  three  prime  factors  for  the  promotion  of  the 


orjQ  DAEIUS    OGDEN    MILLS 

.Uv  welfare     No  one  has  exemplified  the  first  more  perfectly 
popular  7^^^^^-    j^;      ^^^^^,     Ti,e  second  he  has  generously 

'"^'^otedX  his  en^^^^^  -'  -^-^^^^^^  institutions.     The 

Etfd  ifot  1  a  t  finds  concrete  expression  and  effective  prac- 
t?c  t"he  Mdls  houses.  "  We  are  too  extravagant  m  this  coun^ 
tr"^aid  Mr.  Mills,  in  discussing  some  social  problems.      Theie 

nf  ^11  ohiect-lesson  in  that  direction  cannot  fail  to  have  a  benen 
riit       One  of  my  objects  in  establishing  these  model 
:tafhot;is  was  to  entourage  men  of  hmited  means  to  practise 
eSmy  by  enabhng  them  to  Hve  comfortably  at  a  very  smaU 

''''tI''^'"^  ir,  mich  a  spirit  of  pure  and  practical  philanthropy  that 
;r  ^ho  Z.I  jLt  enough  for  a  «™?..-0 -"»  -'^:«Z 

Ts  ira^ssuves  them  eomfortaUe  homes  -.-^-^^J^;*^ 

or  needs.    But  the  purchasmg  power  of  their  "=«'"'•  f^"" 
^Itistaction  of  their  legitimate  desires,  is  mcreased  by  the  ehmi- 
naSu  of  waste  and  extravagance.     That  is  the  phdosophy  of 

*'wh1:?ht  providing  for  the  welfare  and  ^^^^^^^-^^^^ 
male  wage-earner,  Mr.  Mills  has  not  overlooked  the  "tereste  ot 
The  famles,  the  married  poor  and  the  wom.en  o  ^^^^  «^ 
Tl>e  Mills  hotels  are  intended  for  single  men;  but  he  has  trni  i 
Several  moMapart.^^^^  tor  the  use  of  lamihes  of  small 

mlans  to  which  cleanliness  and  order,  good  morals  and  good 
pi  3ng,  decent  associations  and  the  conveniences  of  modern 


DAEIUS    OGDEN    MILLS  271 

Civilization   can  be  had  at  even  a  less  price  than  has  been  mid 
for  wretched  quarters  in  the  slmn.;      Trr,  ^     ^ 

lo.,,  of  such  'property  baf ^^Z^o t^T^^t^tn^'H'' 
poorest  of  the  poor  respond  quickly  to  improv  d  l^it  o"  and' 
envn-ouments,  and  cooperate  with  theii-  benefactor!  t°t 
to  better  theii-  standard  of  life     Tf  ,7       °«'°«""=tois  in  striving 

that  these  institnto^^,  fonnded  by  S-  Ml""'™'  "  ''"""''"^ 
models  for  others  of  simUar  p::po/t  fn  other  citfeT  sTtZf  w"' 
may  properly  regard  them  as  the  beoinnin^lf  1  f 

ment  for  the  better  lodghig  and  bette-rTrg  "o     hf  pZ  anZf 
an  increase  of  thrift  among  the  wagc-eai-nl-s  of  ^b^rica     In 
founding    his  great  enterprise  Mr.  Mills  assured  t^   h  nself 
though  nothing  was  further  from  his  purpose  than  self  "^^7 

Mr  Mills  was  man-ied,  in  1854,  to  Miss  Jane  T.  Cunniuoham 

Slir  ;  i"  fT^"  "'  *'"'  '""'^^  ™<1  business  worlds 
and  Ehzabeth,  wife  of  the  Hon.  Whitelaw  Reid.  Mr  Mills  isa 
member  of  the  Century,  Metropolitan,  Union.  U^iou  W^e 
Knickerbocker,  and  other  clubs,  and  a  trastee  of  the  ultSn 
Museum  of  Art  and  of  the  Museum  of  Natural  Histon,  and  tin 
a  tive  worker  m  and  generous  benefactor  of  various  o  hei  instf 
tutions  and  entei-prises  for  the  pubhc  good.    He  remains  as  he 

and  7Z  "'  "■  'T  °'  ^"''  '^^'-'  »'  -ethoS  iabits 
and  of  unflagging  industry.  He  is  in  his  own  hfe  a  constant' 
ezemphacation  of  the  theories  of  industry,  inteUi-^tnce  am 
economy  which  he  advocates,  and  he  has  himself  deCnstrated 
then-  beneticence  to  the  individual  and  to  the  communUy  He 
grves^  close  personal  attention  to  all  the  departments  of  Us  vfst 
toilet-  r"r  """''''''  "^"'°"'  o™  P«mitting  business 
he  retnecl'?;  „  "1-  Commanding  the  gi-atitude  of  many  "nd 
the  respect  of  all,  and  maintainmg  his  owd  integrity  of  nhvsica 

himself  a  fine  type  of  the  successful  and  pubUcs^irited  Zierican 


JOHN  PTERPONT  MORGAN 

TTTF  Morgan  family,  whieh  for  several  geoerations  has  been 
™„^°ou«"s  in  commerce,  finance,  and  the  public  service  is 
of  wXho  "^  as  the  name  implies.  It  was  planted  m  h>s 
of  Wf  "\»''^"',  ,,  „„.  Miijs  and  James  Morgan,  who  settled 
country  by  two  brohers^Mne|  ^^^^   descended 

'ctarM^hTfomlvo^the  Morgan  Bailroadand  Ste.m- 
S";    Ed;in  D.  Morgmthe.ne.hant  an     fan„.  War 

t^:'^:i^^  Edi  B.  >-^. -^-: 
TretrreirrvTr-^^^ 

?Cn''rti:^^t.ene^o,.b^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

:S-iir:=rs:ft::b"^.™is«,thepar^^^^^^^^^^ 

Peabody  the  famous  banker  and  philanthropist.     Ten  yeai  s  later 

:XtZ  :'  H':Lttd,tnnectic^t,  on  April  17,  1837,  is  the 
^^l^'u^^Sn  inherited  fron,  both  his  parents  the 

sity  of  Gottingen  in  Germany.     At  the  age  ot  ^m    y  y 


JOHN    PIERPONT    MORGAN 


273 


to  a  thorough  mastery  of  the  business.  This  he  achieved  to  .n 
good  purpose  that  at  the  end  of  three  years  he  was  Ibdo  ntod 
the  An^encan  agent  and  atto..ey  of  George  pL'odyTco  a 
place  which  he  continued  to  hold  after  his  fatheS  fom^kd 
succeeded  Mr.  Peabody.     In  1864  he  engaged  in  baikin^l  ht 

01  r^ew  iork.  This  firm  confined  its  dealings  to  legitimate  in 
vestment  secunties,  and  thus  achieved  much  success  and  wo^." 
enviable  reputation  for  trustworthiness.  FinaX  in  1871  Z 
Moiyan  became  the  Junior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Dr  "  e  M^^^^^ 
&  Co.  one  of  the  foremost  banking  houses  of  Amezta  fnd 
through  the  death  of  the  elder  partners  he  is  now  its  h  ad  and 
thus  probably  the  greatest  private  banker  in  this  cou^tTv'  and 
one  of  the  greatest  in  the  world.  ^ountiy  and 

Mr.  Morgan  has  made  a  specialty  of  reorganizing  railroad  com 
pames  and  restoring  them  to  prosperity.     Among  the  railroads' 

Albany  and    Susquehanna,  in   dealing   with  which   he  won  a 
notable  victory  over  strong  opponents  in  1869 ;  the  West  Se 

2oe':^o:1^Z7^  ^nf  ^1^  .^^^  ^-^--d  Termii:S  and  ts 
successoi  the  Southern ;  the  Erie,  the  New  England,  and  others 

For  eltl  Tl  ""If  "^^' '"  ^''^^-  ^^P-^-ents'of  indust;;; 
±or  example,  when  the  great  publishing  house  of  Harper  & 
Brothers  failed,  m  November,  1899,  it  was  he,  whose  firm  was  tht 
pnncipal  creditor,  who  took  the  lead  in  reorganizatimiind  in 
placing  the  company  on  a  sound  footing  again.  He  has  likewise 
been  identified  with  the  placing  upon  the  market  of  ^1^^ 
of  government  bonds.  In  1877,  in  cooperation  with^  Augu 
Behnout  and  the  Eothschilds,  he  floated  Jwo  hundred  and  sfxtv 
m  hon  dollars  of  four-per-cent.  bonds.     In  February,  1895  the 

W  ?f  T^"t'd\;T'".''^   successfully  placed  ano^^grea 
issue  of  Umted  States  bonds.     Indeed,  for  years  Mr  Mora's 

The  business  corporations  in  which  Mr.  Morgan  is  interested 
as  an  mvestor  and  as  a  director  include  the  National  Bank  "f 
Commerce  the  New  York  Central  and  Hudson  River  ]^^1hoad 
the  Lake  Shore  and  Michigan  Southern  Railroad,  the  WesJ  Shore 
Railroad,  the  New  York,  New  Haven  and  Hartford  R^  the 


274  JOHN    PIEBPONT    MOKGAN 

Pullman  Palace  Car  Company,  tlie  Mexican  Telegraph  Company, 
the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company,  the  Manufacturing 
Investment  Company,  the  Federal  Steel  Company,  the  General 
Electric  Company,  the  Madison  Square  Garden  Company,  the 
Metropolitan  Opera  House,  and  numerous  others. 

Mr.  Morgan  takes  a  keen  interest  in  yachting,  and  for  years 
has  exerted  a  dominant  influence  over  that  fine  sport  in  Amen- 
can  waters.  He  has  been  one  of  the  chief  patrons  of  the  Ameri- 
can boats  in  the  series  of  international  races  for  the  famous 
Americans  cup,  and  is  largely  to  be  credited  with  the  success  m 
keeping  that  coveted  trophy  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic.  He  is 
himself  the  owner  of  the  Corsair,  one  of  the  largest  and  finest 
steam-yachts  afloat.  His  patronage  of  grand  opera,  hterature, 
and  art,  and  his  leadership  in  aU  movements  for  the  higher  wel- 
fare of  his  fellows,  are  well  known. 

The  list  of  Mr.  Morgan's  benefactions  to  various  good  causes 
is  a  long  and  impressive  one.  He  gave,  in  1897,  one  mUhon 
dollars  to  the  Society  of  the  Lying-in  Hospital  of  the  city  of 
New  York  for  a  new  building.  He  gave  five  hundred  thousand 
dollars  to  the  Auchmuty  Industrial  School;  three  hundred  and 
sixty  thousand  dollars  to  St.  George's  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church,  New  York,  for  its  memorial  parish  house ;  a  large  sum, 
the  exact  amount  of  which  has  not  been  revealed,  to  the  new 
Protestant  Episcopal  Cathedral  in  New  York;  a  fine  collection 
of  ^ems  to  the  American  Museum  of  Natural  History;  twenty- 
five  thousand  dollars  for  the  mortgage  on  the  Protestant  Episco- 
pal Church  of  the  Redeemer  in  New  York;  a  fine  chapel  at 
Highland  Falls,  New  York,  where  he  makes  his  summer  home ; 
ten  thousand  dollars  to  tbe  public  hbrary  at  Holyoke,  Massa- 
chusetts ;  and  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  for  the  electric  light- 
ing of  St!  Paul's  Cathedral,  London,  England. 

Mr  Morgan  is  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan,  Union  League, 
Century,  Union,  Knickerbocker,  Tuxedo,  Riding,  Racquet, 
Lawyers',  Whist,  Players',  New  York  Yacht,  Seawanhaka-Corm- 
thian  Yacht,  and  other  clubs  of  New  York,  and  of  others  else- 
where in  this  and  other  countries.  He  has  been  twice  married, 
and  occupies  one  of  the  foremost  places  in  the  social  world  of  the 
American  metropoUs,  besides  being  a  welcome  visitor  wherever 
he  may  go  about  the  world. 


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LEVI  PARSONS  MORTON 

Q.EORGE  MORTON,  or  Mo^u•t,  born  in  Yorkshire,  England, 
y  m  1585  and  married,  in  1612,  to  Juliana  Carpenter 
daughter  of  Alexander  Carpenter,  was  the  chief  manager  of  he 
Mruflo^rer  enterprise  in  1620.  He  did  not  come  ov!v  'n  that 
vessel,  but  foUowed  in  the  third  Pilgrim  ship,  the  JZ  in  1623 
and  settled  at  Middleboro,  Massachusetts,  'ke  was  he  autho; 
ito^'iT   ?  ^''f'f  "^^^  b^-k,  pubhshed  in  London  Z 

Jt  ;f       k'  T     "f  ^"'^^^^  ^*  *^^  ^'^^^^  enterprise.     From 
h^m  the  unbroken  hne  of  descent  is  traced  as  follows:  John 
Mo..ton,  freeman  of  Plymouth,  deputy  to  the  General  Cour 
and  original  propnetor  of  Middleboro ;  John  Morton,  Jr.,  master 
of  the  first  public  school  in  America,  who  married  Maiy  Ring 
daughter  of  Andrew   Ring;    Captain   Ebenezer  Morton    wTo 

FoX  Fb"^  "^"tr '  ^^''"-  ^'  '^^^^  ^-<^  Hannah  (St'etson 
Foster ;  Ebenezer  Morton,  Jr.,  who  married  Hannah  Dailey 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Hannah  Dailey  of  Easton,  xMaine-  and 
the  Rev.  Darnel  O.  Morton,  who  was  graduated  at  Midd4ury 
College,  Vermont,  m  1812,  and  who  married  Lucretia  ParsonT 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Justin  and  Electa  (Frairy)  Parsons  ' 

Levi  Parsons  Morton,  son  of  the  Rev.  Daniel  O.  and  Lucretia 
Parsons  Morton  was  bom  at  Shoreham,  Vermont,  on  May  16 
1824,  and  was  educated  at  the  local  schools  and  academy  He 
began  his  business  career  at  Enfield,  Massachusetts,  removtd 
thence  to  Hanover,  New  Hampshire,  and  next,  at  tLeTge  of 
twenty-one,  became  a  dry-goods  dealer  on  his  own  accoimt  at 
Concord,  New  Hampshh..  A  few  years  later  T  removed  to 
Boston  and  finally  to  New  York  city,  where  he  became  thrhead 
of  the  leading  dry-goods  houses  of  Morton  &  Grinnell  In  1 86^ 
he  opened  an  office  as  banker  and  broker,  under  the  name  o^ 

275 


^rjQ  LEVI    PARSONS    MORTON 

L  P  Morton  &  Co.,  with  a  branch  in  London  known  as  Morton, 
Bu^s  &  Co.      In   1869   George  Bliss  entered  the  New  York 
ho^e,  which  then  became  Morton,  Bhss  &  Co    and  S^  John 
Eose  entered  that  in  London,  which  became  Morton,  Rose  & 
cf   These  two  names  were  thereafter,  for  many  years,  synony- 
mons  the   world   over  with  financial   strength   and  mtegnty 
YvZ  1873  to  1884  the  London  house  was  the  Em-opean  fiscal 
a^e^  of  the  United  States  government,  led  the  way  m  aiding 
the   resumption    of    specie    payments,   and  was   the   medmm 
through  which  the  Gexieva  award  of  fifteen  milhon  dollars  was 
paid      The  house  of  Morton,  Bliss  &  Co.  went  mto  voluntary 
Tq^dation  in  1899,  and  was  succeeded  by  tl^^  ^^^^  ^^nist 
Comnanv  one  of  the  chief  financial  nistitutions  of  New  York 

Z  Morton  has  long  been  a  leader  of  the  Republican  par  y 
He  was  elected  to  Congress  in  1878,  and  made  a  most  nseful 
Reprintatt^^^  He  declined  nomination  for  the  Vic^Presidency 
S  1880  and  the  next  year  decUned  appointment  as  Secretary  o 
the  nI  In  the  latter  year,  however,  he  accepted  appomtment 
afmin  ster  to  France,  and  in  that  office  had  a  briUian  and  use- 
Zm  In  1888  he  was  elected  Vice-President  of  the  United 
States  and  for  four  years  filled  that  place  with  di^^ty  and 
honor  "inal  ;,  in  1894,  he  was  elected  Governor  of  New  York 
sXby  the  phenomenal  majority  of  a  hundred  and  fifty 
fhousind  and  gave  the  State  an  admirable  admimstration. 

r  Morton  ™  married,  in  1856,  to  Lucy  Kimball  who  died 
in  mi  In  1873  he  married  Miss  Annie  Street  of  Newlork, 
who  has  bonie  him  five  daughters.  He  makes  his  home  m  New 
York  cTty  and  at  the  splendid  estate  of  Ellershe  on  the  Hudson, 
aniisameinberof  many  of  the  best  clubs  and  other  oip-aniza- 
ot:  T  possesses  tZ  degree  of  LL  D.,  giv.i  by  Dartmouth 
College  in  1881  and  by  Middlebury  CoUege  m  1883. 


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ROBERT  PRATER  MUNRO 


J)OBERT  FRATER  MUNRO  was  born  on  August  28  1850 

Margaret  Erate.  ana  Ms  ^:^- o^^'^'^ritZ!: 
farniei;s   m  the    north   of   Scotland.     Mr.  Munro   r^eLl    1.  • 
education  in  his  native  town,  and  commenceSusL  riet 
the.,  m  the  office  of  the  Highland  Railway  Company 

At  the  age  of  twenty  he  went  to  London,  for  nine  years  Hp 
chose  the  profession  of  pubhc  accountant  and  LvLf  Lv^d 
the  prescribed  term  of  five  years  as  clerk,  and  passed  the  neces 
sary  examinations,  he  was  ach^iitted  a  member  of  he  Chartered 
Accountants  m  England  and  Wales.  As  clerk  and  1^^ 
managing  clerk  in  the  office  of  Messrs.  P^c^wZt^^^^^^  & 
Co.    he  had    exceptional    opportunities  for  experience  in   hit 

a'otrof  b     k  "t  ^"'^^^^'  ^^^  -^^^  and'examma  L  o 
accounts  of  banks,  railway  companies,  firms,  and  stock  commnies 

he  organization  of  companies,  and  the  administra^^n  of  tSe:: 
ships,  receiverships,  etc.  He  received  valuable  training  in  hL 
career  as  a  chartered  accountant  in  England  in  thlTZl-l  , 
acting  receiver  and  manager  of  .^i^Z^^:^^ 
In  1882  certam  of  his  friends  who  were  interested  Tn 
American   raih'oads  prevailed  on  Mr    Mimrn  Z.        ,   ®^^®^,    ^^ 

cmnati.     Withm  a  few  weeks  after  his  arrival  in  this  countJv 
lexas  Facihc  Railway,  by  the  secretary,  was  unearthed.     This 


2rjQ  ROBEBT    FRATEK    MUNRO 

official  died  suddenly,  having  destroyed  all  ^^  Papers.  This 
made  the  investigation  very  compheated,  and  Mr.  Munro  le- 
ceived  much  credit  for  unravehng  and  making  plam  what  seemed 
a  hopeless  mass  of  entangled  figures,  wrapped  up  m  the  mazes 
of  twelve  different  bank-accounts.  At  the  end  of  three  and  a 
half  years  Mr.  Mimro  resigned  the  office  of  controller  and  trav- 
eled for  some  months  in  the  United  States  and  Europe 

The  American  Cotton  Oil  Trust  was  organized  about  this  time, 
and  Mr  Munro  was  invited  to  join  the  enterprise,  which  he  did, 
Undertaking  the  task  of  consolidating  the  ^if--*  properties 
and  organizing  the  commercial  part  of  the  busmess.  Trusts 
were  th'n  in  then-  infancy,  and  the  Cotton  Oil  ™ ---^  .^^JJ^ 
Standard  Oil.  Later,  owing  to  the  pubhc  opposition  to  trusts 
'h:  American  Cotton  Oil  Company  was  formed  and  succ^^^^^^ 

to  the  property  and  busings  ^J^^^S^:teZ 
Munro  is  vice-president  of  the  company.     -&«  i«  c  .  -,     ,   ^» 

Td  a  membe/of  to  executive  committee  He  -  I^-" 
various  companies  aUiod  to  tlie  Amencau  Cotton  Oil  Company 
mduding  tl,e  Union  Oil  Company,  New  Orleans;  ^e  Amencan 
Cotton  Oil  Company,  Cincinnati;  the  Robert  B.  Brown  Oil 
CoCny  St  Louis;  the  National  Cotton  Oil  Company,  Te«sj 
Sk  E'srfppi  Cot  on  Oil  Company;  the  New  Orleans  Acid 
and  Fertilizer  Company ;  and  the  Kanawha  Insurance  Company 
N.t  York  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  W.  J.  Wdcox  Lard  and 
ReLrnrCompany,  New  York,  and  the  N.  K.  Fan-bank  Com- 

''T;  Mtr isT  mem  W  the  Washington  Heights  Club  the 
Bn*;h  Schools  and  Universities  Cl"h,  and  the  ^-.^  Cu^^^ 
He  is  a  life  member  and  a  manager  of  the  St.  Andrew  s  taoeiety 

"'rrithrTsIrMiss  A.Nada  «wasey,  daughter  of^h. 
Inte  John  B  Swasey,  a  prominent  merchant  of  Boston,  with 
"ill  Melbourn^'ancf  London  Mrs.  Munrc.  is  an  accom 
pushed  musician.     Their  only  child  is  a  son,  WiUiam   Frater 

^^^^^^ 


^^^^ie^>?- 


WALTER  D.  MITSSON 


■  ^v  iXiany  years  ;i 

of  the  commerce 
•'jn  with  the   \ 
1-  directly  to  th<^ 
the  Caribbean  Ht-: 
of  course,  Mexic- 

s  and  the  rec 
>  have  madeib 
is  country,  an^ 
rtusportation  a 
■^^  and  their  ch: 
ispicuous  am< 

■vhip  Line,  wv 

iTork  directh- 
^as^  Gibar; 
■'■  fact,  to  1 

•=-10  ouiorcak   •, d  ihe  i 
•y  service  of  the  nation, 
in  the  field  in  varioi^ 
With  the  retun.     f 
pursuits,  and  wj; 
.Cuba.     Then,  ii. 
iied  the  Munsou  f- 
'  Jition  to  the  Mun> 
■■It.  Munson  has  a 
and  another  froui  tht 
•    His  ships  cany  ;;  i  • 
ted  States  and  Ca: 


•  eontii). 
'•asin  of : 
-'  the  CO; 


■  •  ar  2,li\  Munson  ent-  \ 
'*  through  faithful  disc). 
■  ;us  rose  to  the   ■ 
■levoted  !  ' 
^eiu  for 
■•!>  to  New  V- 


/t;  /.L/^. 


WALTER  D.  MUNSON 
"POR  many  years  a  great  and  increasingly  important  share 

nfctiol  wUhT""°'  ""  ^"'«'  ^••^'«^  '-  been  in  eo" 
nection  w  th  the  various  countries,  continental  and  insular 
lying  dnvctly  o  the  south,  about  the  basin  of  the  GulFof  Mexto 
and  the  Caribbean  Sea.  Chief  among  the  countries  LcueSon 
S  'te'  ""T:;  M^^'!=»  "•>"  ("Aa.  Their  proximity  to  the  Uu  d 
States  and  the  reciprocal  needs  and  abilities  to  suppK  t"  ose 
needs  have  made  them  a  natural  part  of  the  commerdal  sy,  eui 
of  this  countiy,  and  have  led  to  the  establishment  ofTrS™' 

si::3t:rehi: fpir ''''--  '^^  --  °'  ^^^^ 
^I^»i^t^;::-t;-!!rj#£ 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  Mr.  Munson  entered  the 
J. -al  r  itranT™  t^  ^^SX  ^S' y^ Tn" 

e^Sl?t  ^rsteT;^?;  c»  *" '-  --  «^  - 

portstt"  Mm,",,'!;',*'™'?'  ^'T  *°"  ^^"  ^^"^  ""-*  *»  Cuban 
pons,  Mi.  Munson  has  a  line  of  steamers  from  Nova  Scotia  to 

H  :r  tis™h- '"  "•"'"  T'  *'"«  P°'^^  °'  '^^  united  Stat :  to 

the  Sted  St      '      /'J  '   /®°  Pi-oportion  of  the  traffic  between 

United  States  and  Canada  on  the  one  hand,  and  Cuba  and 

279 


280 


WALTEK    D.    MUNSON 


Mexico  on  the  other,  especially  of  the  sugar  which  is  brought 
from  Cuba  to  New  York  and  Philadelphia  and  Boston. 

Mr.  Munson  is  president  and  a  du-ector  of  the  Munson  Steam- 
ship Lme  and  of  the  Cameron  Steamship  Line.  He  devotes  his 
attention  to  these  interests,  to  the  practical  exclusion  of  aU  other 
business.  He  has  not  mingled  in  poUtical  activities,  save  to  dis- 
charge the  duties  of  a  private  citizen. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Ai-my  of  the  Repubhc  and  of 
the  New  York  Club.  In  the  borough  of  Brooklyn,  New  York, 
where  he  makes -his  home,  he  is  a  trustee  and  treasurer  of  the 

Froebel  Academy.  ^  ,„  ^, 

Mr.  Munson  is  married,  and  his  eldest  son,  C.  W.  Munson,  is 
now  associated  with  him  in  business,  being  vice-president  of  the 
Mimson  Steamship  Line.  xt      ^r    i 

The  passenger  ships  of  the  Munson  Line  saihng  from  New  York 
are  the  Curityha,  the  ainda,  the  Lauenhurg,  and  the  Ardanrose. 
These  are  large,  stanch,  full-powered  steamships,  adnurably 
adapted  for  both  passenger  and  freight  trafldc,  with  aU  appli- 
ances for  speed,  comfort,  and  safety.  They  rim  upon  schedule 
time  w^th  marked  regularity,  and  ofeer  to  the  traveler,  whether 
for  business  or  pleasure,  a  most  desirable  means  of  reaching 
some  of  the  most  attractive  and  important  Cuban  cities  directly 
from  New  York.  The  company  also  issues  letters  of  credit  for 
the  security  of  its  patrons.  Its  agencies  are  found  in  nearly  aU 
the  chief  cities  of  the  world. 


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LEWIS  NIXON 


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LEWIS  NIXOJV 

T  rri?       •.      ^'"''^^^'^   ^^^^^   1^1^^'   '-^^d  settled    in   New 

Jersey     There  its  members  took  an  active  and  prominent  parT 
m  social,  busmess,  and  poMtical  affairs.     Three  generations  Jo 

rn'cotir'Ttt^^^^^  -^r '-  ^^^^^^-  -d^-^ietrL^^^^^ 

doun  County.     That  was  early  m  the  present  century      The 
grandson  of  one  of  them,  Joel  Lewis  Nixin,  mamed  Ma^y  Jane 
Tm^ner  a  member  of  the  famous  Fauquier  family  of  Tm4rs  we^l 
known  m  the  history  of  the  Old  Dominion.    He  wa  „  Vllv  a 
farmer   schoo  -teacher,  merchant,  justice  of  magistra  e's  cott 
and  colonel  of  the  Virginia  mihtia  gi^crates  court, 

Lewis  Nixon  son  of  the  above-mentioned  couple,  was  born  at 
Leesbm-g,  Virginia,  on  April  7,  186L     His  early  education  wa 
acqun^ed  m  private  and  pubhc  schools  at  Leesburg,  inclurgThe 
Leesburg  Academy.     In  1878  he  was  appointed  a  cadet  m  dfhin 

1882  was  graduated  first  m  his  class.  Then,  by  arraLement  be 
tween  the  United  States  and  British  governments,  hf  was  se," 
to  take  a  course  m  naval  architecture,  marine  engineering  am 
gunnery  at  the  Royal  Naval  College,  at  Greenlh    En^ia," 

S  sL  "^^  ^^  ''"'"''  ""'""  ^-^— ent  orders  at  fu  the 
great  ship,  gun,  and  armor  works  of  England  and  France 

du?v  .f.W  "  '"  tl^fUnited  States,  Mr.  NLxon  was  ordered  on 
duty  at  the  famous  shipyard  of  John  Roach,  at  Chester  Penn 

ylvania,  m  connection  with  the  constructioi  of  the  first  fZ 
ships  of  the  new  United  States  navy,  then  in  pi-T^ss  therT 
Next  he  served  under  the  Chief  Constructor  at  Washing  ton  also 

n  the  Brooklyn  Navy-Yard.  Thereafter  he  was  sei^^t  on  dutv 
to  Cramp's  shipyard,  and  placed  on  various  boa  d     so    ha    he 


^g2  LEWIS    NIXON 


of  /io<TT.pp  identified  with  the  design  and  construction 
TnTJX^e%lt::^^^y  of  the  United  States     In  1890 
he  was  intrusted  by  Secretary  Tracy  with  the  task  of  designmg 
the  battle-ships  Oregon,  Indiana,  and  ^^^f'^^'^^ff  "^      .  ^^^^^^ 
Tn  the  fall  of  1890  Mr.  Nixon  resigned  from  the  naval  service 
of  the  United  States,  and  became  tl^e  -perintending  -^^^^^^^ 
of  the  -reat  ship-building  works  of  Cramp  &  Sons,  ot  FhUadei 
la     He  remained  with  that  company  until  1895,  durmg  which 
time  it  built  the  Indiana,  Massachusetts,  Cohonha,  mymeapoUs, 
Za  and  BrooMyn  for  the  United  States  navy  and  the  Amer- 
^r  L^ne  steamers  St.  Louis  and  St.  Paul,  besides  -^any  other 
lesser  ships     After  his  resignation  he  was  still  retained  by  the 
^4^Z  a  consulting  capacity.     He  then  purchased  the  Cres- 
cen    Shipyard,  at  Ehzabethport,  New  Jersey,  where  he  has  since 
indlt  numero;s  vessels,  including  the  Annapolis,  ^^->^/-- 
ZZ  Monitor,  Florida,  and  torpedo-boats  aBr^en  and  Nrchol- 
fo7  the  United  States  navy    the  ^f  ^^^^ -^.--^  ^^^^^ 
various  yachts,  and  numerous  steamers  for  North,  South,  and 

"s^sXpiVetor  of  the  Crescent  Shipyard,  president  of 
thf  International  Smokeless  Powder  and  Dynamite  Company, 
ie-presdl  of  the  New  York  Auto-truck  Company  director 
Tf  the  Idaho  Exploration  and  Mining  Company,  and  trustee  of 
the  Webb  Academy  and  Home  for  Ship-bmlders^ 

MrNixon  became  a  member  of  Tammany  Hall  m  1886  and 
is  niwVby  appointment  of  Mayor  Van  Wyck,  president  of  the 
new  East  River  Bridge  Commission,  and  is  a  member  of    he 
Tammany  Hall  Executive  Committee.     He  is  a  member  of  the 
Mon,  Democratic,  Press,  Seneca,  New  York  Yacht,  Atlanti 
Yacht    and   Richmond  County  Comitry  c^^^^^^  of   New  York 
tiie  MeColitan,  and  Army  and  Navy,  of  Washington  ;  the 
Sftte^e  of  Philadelphia;   the  Mattano  of  Eli-^eth,  New 
Wev  The  New  York  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  New  York 
tard  of  Tr^^^^^^^^^     Transportation,  and  the  Society  of  Nava 
Archlcts  and  Marine  Engineers.    He  is  also  a  fellow  of  the 
American  aeographical  Society^  ^^^^ 

He  was  married,  on  January  .^j,  ao.7x,  v^r-o^iiia 

Wood,  a  descendant  of  Geueral  Andrew  Lewi,  of  Virgima. 
They  haye  one  son,  Stanhope  Wood,  bom  m  1894. 


"^ 


>1.  J.  O^BRIEN 

^ONEL  M.  J.  O'BRJv-       .   -.^ 

Company,  has  de~  «  "*"'""  ■^^' 

'-0  a  case  of  "      '  -  '"isiuess 

')nf routed  by  .  ^'^  *o  say,  he 

-had  lost  his  i)urents  and  wa.  In'^iV' 

Msoxri.  ^^^-ino- and  to  contribute  ■■  "'  ^ 

'l^^  -sed  that  he  at  ou' 

-i---.  -...^impossibie.     But  h(-  .„        ,  "'     . 

:/  worked  his  way  toward  p,,-}-  '^aruesr,  and 

first  oceupati  ■^*- 

publishing-jj  uifiiicr-roUer 

in^,  for  which  h.^  r.-<  .:iyed  a  saJai^  . 
At  thattim*^     :  . 

ught-sehool,  ^^ 

.     Still  latei  ,^  .      ,   './  ,      -'--    ■■ 

ion,  for  he  '^  *^.  "^^  '*'  ^^  P^id  i.  ' 

>n      TT    J     .  ^        .over  m  the  best  -. 

>n.     He  declai-o.  i  Uat,  if  he  h^d  to  hve  his  li^l 
^im  would  be  to  get  a  college  education 

■^  printing-house  ho  wMif  f.,  «  v-inlpv.^,-.  ^ 
first  opened  -.  ^no  e.aie  drug-  ..  ,. 

^•o^etobeaf.  .^f'^t^/^'' 

,  ,.,  ;^    11  •       •■  ---(ct.     But  all  r 

-:  'ikmg  ror  the  express  business.     So  v- 
-!;^''  '^iia  stron;/  m.  .,  .r  f^^  ^j^^  ,.      '   ^ 
Adams  Expre  ..v/^nH,. 

IS  he  that  at] 
"rofawagojt 

next,  to  wit. 


M.  J.  O'BRIEN 

career  as  a  case'o,  "  eitheflsTo?  c,    M?""  t','  f  >'f  '"""^^^ 
was  confi-onted  by  absolute  necessftv      M  f  *°  '"y-  '"'' 

OM  he  bad  lost  bis  parents  and^^f  ;4Xd  "o't  t ''"'' Tf 

earn  his  own  living  and  to  onnf  ,nK  +    ^"mpeiiecl  to  go  to  work  to 

It  is  not  to  be  supposed  that  h!^     '"  *^'  '^^P^^^*  ^^  ^^^  ^^i^^^^s. 
aims.     That  wasTi^ossible      b'    TT  ^^^^"^P^^^^ed  both  those 

st^i^™  his  Cw^^iiririXwr  ^^*'  -^ 

Maryland,  for  which  he  recefvpd     ^^P^^  &  C^-^  in  Baltimore, 
week.     A  that  time  also  hrb.        f^'T  "^  twenty-five  cents  a 

..flrsta,.„„uMt:^:--;lt^^^^^^^^ 

b.ti.t™eroset„''beaf:;;:7„l^X^»^^'^^^^™i;arMs, 
he  had  an  mcreasino-  likhiP-  fn^+L^  '^''S^^^-     -t^ut  all  the  time 

was  old  enough  an>  ^4 1 ot\ "oTtbe  ""r,!'    "'°  "''™  '«' 
office  of  the  Adams  Fvl     ™°"8h  toi  the  work  be  went  to  the 

A^^ed  at  Mei^S^hr/aM^Xtrif^t^:;^^^^^^^^^^^ 

283 


284  M.    J.    O'BRIEN 

to  a  man  for  teaching  him  how  to  harness  a  horse,  and  then  be- 
gun work  as  an  expressman. 

Out  of  his  salary  of  thirty  dollars  a  month  he  paid  twenty-five 
dollars  for  board,  and  it  was  not  easy  to  save  enough  to  repay  the 
loan  on  which  he  had  gone  to  Memphis.  In  time  he  did  so,  how- 
ever, and  then  he  kept  on  saving.  In  time  he  was  promoted  to 
be  a  shipping  clei'k,  then  cashier  in  the  New  Orleans  ofiiee  of  the 
company.  Various  other  establishments,  including  a  liank,  had 
made  offers  for  his  service,  but  he  stuck  to  the  express  business. 

When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  was  infl^amed  with  patriotism 
for  the  South,  and  went  to  Baltimore,  hoping  there  to  join  a 
Confederate  regiment.  But  the  express  business  was  so  hea\'y 
that  he  was  persuaded  to  take  a  temporaiy  appointment  in  the 
Washington  office  of  the  Adams  Company.  There  he  served  for 
six  months,  and  then  made  his  way  South  and  entered  the  Con- 
federate service  on  the  gunboat  Bienville.  Before  he  saw  any 
active  service,  however,  the  immatiu*e  fleet  was  destroyed  to  pre- 
vent its  falling  into  Union  hands.  Then  he  went  to  Richmond, 
hoping  to  get  a  commission  for  the  field.  But  again  he  was  per- 
suaded by  the  Confederate  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  to  reenter 
the  express  business,  in  special  charge  of  shipments  of  money  to 
Soi;thern  points.  While  thus  engaged  he  was  appointed  by 
Robert  Ould,  Commissioner  for  the  Exchange  of  Prisonei's,  to 
his  bm-eau,  and  was  attached  to  the  staff  of  Major  W.  H.  Hatch. 

At  the  end  of  the  war  Colonel  O'Brien  pi'omptly  returned  to 
the  ways  and  occupations  of  peace.  His  first  love  had  been  the 
express  business,  and  to  it  he  proved  faithful.  Before  the  war, 
it  may  be  i-emembered,  the  Adams  Express  Company  did  a  gen- 
eral business  throughout  the  South.  But  in  1860  Henry  B. 
Plant,  representing  all  the  Southern  stock-holders  in  that  com- 
pany, purchased  in  their  behalf  all  the  rights,  titles,  contracts, 
etc.,  of  the  company  m  the  Southern  States,  and  thus  organized 
a  new  corporation,  known  as  the  Southern  Express  Company. 
It  was  with  this  that  Colonel  O'Brien  was  connected  during 
the  war.  The  end  of  the  war  left  that  company  imdisturbed,  and 
he  retained  his  connection  with  it.  He  was  for  a  time  in  charge 
of  its  interests  at  Atlanta.  Thence  he  went  to  Augusta  to  be- 
come the  confidential  clerk  of  Mr.  Plant,  the  president  of  the 
company.     From  this  place  he  was  soon  promoted,  in  1868,  to  be 


M.  J.  o'beien  285 

the  general  superinteudent  of  the  company.    At  a  later  date  he 

Southern  Expres.,  CoT^I  y'      Wi  h  oCctt'^"^"'  ""^ 
personally  traveled  all  over  the  Sou  h  eStutl  "'™'«''  ''"' 

enlarging  old  ones,  making  contracts'  ™f  i     J*  T  ''*''"™'' 
the  welfare  and  increasing  the  natro;;™,     ?  T        l"'™"*"? 

hesitatingly  declined  them  all,  deciding  to  stick  fn+r     T 

meetmg  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Southern  Exni^^sfr' 
pany  was  held  in  New  York  city  and  Colo„e7,vi         "^      !.^°"" 
elected  president,  to  succeed  MrpCt     Til    m    "■ "'  "'"'*'" 
to  mi.  with  the  success  a:d  d£tS  n  2^"^]^^' 
m  other  capacities  for  the  same  corporation  '*'™' 

Colonel  O'Brien  feels  that  he  owed  much  to  Mr  PIa„t  fn,.  l  ■ 

tshfecred  tL't";:' """  ""■'  "^-^ ''« ---  -  »»t-t 

stance    pay  the  rnart''in"ev°  ''"^'^  T'"^  *°  ^"«'"='"''  »"-- 

..ends  «oVn;otseff"L':u;riur  A,:::-;,rtrr-^-'  ""- 

and  preaches  the  gospel  of  perseveranct     "  St  ick  t       If  " 
carler!  '  '^*™''^*--'''«d  '"  -  ■■'i«"«I  manner  in  his  own 


DANIEL   O'DAY 

DANIEL  O'DAY,  the  well-known  operator  in  oil,  manufac- 
tui'er,  and  banker,  is  of  Irish  origin.  He  was  born  in 
Ireland  on  February  6,  1844,  the  son  of  Michael  O'Day.  When 
he  was  only  a  year  old  he  was  brought  to  the  United  States  by 
his  family,  which  joined  in  the  great  tide  of  migration  which  at 
that  time  set  hither  from  Ireland.  His  entire  life  has,  therefore, 
practically  been  identified  with  this  country. 

The  family,  on  coming  hither,  settled  at  Buffalo,  New  York, 
and  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city  Daniel  O'Day  acquired  his 
education,  and  in  that  city  began  his  business  career.  His  boy- 
hood was  cast  in  the  days  of  the  oil  excitement,  when  men  were 
"  striking  oil "  and  making  fortunes  in  a  day.  He  was  only  ten 
years  old  when  the  Pennsylvania  Rock  Oil  Company  was  organ- 
ized and  began  operations  at  Oil  Creek,  Pennsylvania.  For  four 
years  that  concern  straggled  along  with  varying  fortunes,  and 
then  it  leased  its  land,  near  the  present  site  of  Titusville,  Penn- 
sylvania, to  a  few  of  its  stock-holders  for  their  private  enterprise. 
They  set  Colonel  E.  A.  Drake  to  work  on  it,  drilling  an  artesian 
weD.  He  first  tried  to  dig  a  well  in  one  of  the  old  timbered  pits 
which  had  been  abandoned  by  the  oil-seekers,  but  he  was  baffled 
by  quicksands.  Then  he  started  to  drive  an  iron  pipe  down  in 
a  new  place.  At  the  depth  of  thirty-six  feet  he  struck  bed-rock. 
Thereupon  he  engaged  men  to  drill  the  rock,  and  for  month  after 
month  the  tedious  work  went  on.  On  August  29,  1859,  the 
drill  entered  an  open  crevice  in  the  rock,  six  inches  deep.  That 
was  only  sixty-nine  feet  down.  The  next  day  the  weU  was 
found  to  be  nearly  full  of  oil. 

That  was  the  first  striking  of  oil.  It  was  the  signal  for  such 
a  rush  as  not  even  the  finding  of  gold  in  California  or  in  the 


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c<y 


DANIEL  OT»AY 

T~\AmEL  O'DAY,  the  well-kiic>..    ,  -ator  iii  oil,  manuf: 

1 J  tm-er,   and  banker,   is  of  Irish  origin.     He  was  bom 

Ireland  on  February  6,  1844,  ^  i'  Michae!  ' '  ■  --      v 

he  was  only  a  year  old  he  "  =t.  to  tne 

his  family,  whi' 

that  time  set  hu i- .  ,.,,..  .:,-.^-^- 

practically  been  identified  with  this  conntrj'. 

The  family,  ^  Either,  sett^d  at  Ro)^-  •      '  -^  ^^ 

andinthepubi.  of  that  city  Darnel  (. 

education,  and  in  ti .  msmess 

faoodwasca^tp-.  -    -         ^^  ^^^  ^^^ 

"stnkmg  oil"  .  ^^.-,  ^^^_^ 

years  old  wher:  ^^■•- ^-^  - 

ized  and  begar:  '        '.t 

years  that  concern  saugglca  uiong  witn  ^,<v 

then  it  leased  its  land,  near  the  present  ^it'^ 

sylvania,  to  a  few  of  its  stock-holder^ 

They  set  Ookmel  E.  A  ^--  =     -    -^ 

well.     He  f^rsit.  tri.!>a  u 

which  hi- 


t>y  qv*--  - 

Thereii,:^ 

m.on*'W  '^ 

dril' 

was 

found  to  tw  ^ 

That  wa«  r.=v  ,-.■   .  .     - 
a  rush  as  not  even  the  findm;' 


as  or 


?  Ci< 


^^/^>ij2 


^^ 


DANIEL    o'day  oor- 


Klondike  could  boast.     Speculators  «,..i  ^      ^ 

from  an  over  the  country      Fe^^  r].'^^^^^^^^ 
worth  more  than  city  lot^      M?T  ?.         '''"*'   '"^  ^  twinkling 
and  frmtless;  but  e'o'^^gh  "f  if  was  '  1T'."^^  "^  ^^^^^^^^ 

ment  of  one  of  the  mosr^i^anH       ,  ^^^T^^'^f^l  for  the  develop- 
The  citv  of  R  .^  1         gigantic  industries  of  the  world 

lo..gto  decide  „p„„  trvta"  Us  ^ortuC,"*'  f.'''  '^'"■■'y  "'"  "<"  '"''« 
twenty  years  of  age  wC  WnUnto  L  ,"™-  '''^"-  «"  ^='^ 
vauia,  not  as  a  speculator  nor  as  a„on  '?'™.°''^™"'^'" 
emplo,^„nt  in  the  oil  transportatio"  bLne^  T;  1t.\1  "'' 
successfnl,  and  before  many  years  had  nZt  ^" .  "^^^  1"^  was 
m  which  lie  could  himself  hlJTt    j      F     "'"  ™*  '"  »  Position 

The  transportatfr„f  tte^Tnrde  oT to"  T""'"'  '"'™^^^- 
often  at  a  considerable  distance  was  a  iirst  ^ff 'T?!.  '"'  '"""■■ 
the  oil  being  inclosed  in  tanks  calks  or  oT,  ^^  '■'''^°'«'' 

in  time  the  idea  of  pumpiL^  if  „;  ?  t? "■. 'TP""""'-  B"' 
through  pipes  laid  aeCsTh!  Intrv  w  ^  '*  ""^  "^  «■•""'>' 
oped.  lu  this  work  Mr  o'nL  1  ^'  ^^  «"<=<=«ssfully  devel- 
began  constnicting  pipe  lint^TtCo?  "'"r''  ^^  l»'3-74  he 
first  of  these  extended  from  the     "'i"";?"*""'"*^  '•<'«'™^-    The 

Pennsylvania,  to  En^^ento" Vena^,:  Co! ! ?  °i°''"T  '^'"""'y' 
was  known  as  the  Amencan  T,S  ^i^^'y- P<""^sylvania,  and 
cessful,  and  following  it  Tj^A^  Y"t  ^'■^''^  ''«"y  «"«- 
lines.    Intimetheprocessrf'c omo?,  <-        ™"°"-'  °"^'^'-  ''""I' 

industrial  enterprisre?!  into  pt'Th;^'"''"""''"*''^'' 
were  consolidated  undera  commo,,  °""  l^'P"  "^""s 

owns  a  vast  network  of  tmnV  o   /i  i       ,  ,?       ^  -^^^^'  ^^^^  now 

J«ly  all  of  the  oitpro/udng  re^^on  orthee^'t  "'""*'''"  °^■"■ 
United  States.   Mr  0'D-ivwn=  ''''^'*™  P*'"'  »'  the 

City  Boiler  Works,  a  large  and    '1        '™'°''  •''"■'°"  '"  '''^  Oi' 
-    I^  18.  he'  enteS  t  ^::ZZ-Z!TZ- 


288 


DANIEL    O'DAY 


and  president  of  the  Northwestern  Ohio  National  Gas  Com- 
pany This  corporation  has  a  capital  of  six  milhon  dollars, 
and  owns  extensive  tracts  of  land  from  which  it  produces  oil  and 
natural  gas.  It  has  also  an  extensive  system  of  pipe  lines  for 
conveying  its  products  to  consumers. 

Mr  O'Day's  financial  standing  and  high  repute  have  naturally 
caused  him  to  be  associated  with  banking  interests.  He  has  for 
many  years  been  the  president  of  the  People's  Bank  of  Buffalo, 
New  York,  m  which  city  he  has  ever  maintained  a  deep  interest, 
and  he  is  a  dkector  of  the  Seaboard  National  Bank  of  New  York 
city,  and  of  several  other  banks  in  Buffalo  and  Oil  City,  in 
these  and  all  other  business  relations  he  is  universally  respected 
for  his  abihty  and  integrity.  He  is  regarded  as  a  most  efficient 
executive  officer  and  as  a  safe  and  sagacious  business  man. 

Mr  O'Day  makes  his  home  in  New  York  city,  where  he  has  a 
fine  house  on  West  Seventy-second  Street.  He  is  axne«iber  ^f 
the  Engineers',  Lotus,  and  Manhattan  clubs  of  New  York,  of  the 
Buffalo  Club  of  Buffalo,  and  of  the  Duquesne  Club  of  Pittsbm-g, 
and  other  social  organizations. 


\m  9^^ 


■^^-. 


ALEXA^'DER  ECTOll  ORR 

.U.-bi-.ii  ECTOR  ORR  comes  from  the  famous  Scot- 
b  clan  of  MacGregor,  a  branch  of  which  removed  from 
Ho  Ireland  in  thf  '  rtofthe.  '  :  v, 

in  the  province  v  In  the  .!- 

.  :   .  'rabane,  Cuuuty  T}rone,  maiTieu    Mary  >iuore, 
cl  laWd  Moore  of   Sheephill,  County  Londondern'^, 
■hem,  at  Strabane,  on  March  2,  1831,  Alexander  Ector 

born. 
^  intended  tl  .iild  ent;fir  the  East  India  Oom- 

eh 

•  on  crutche  ars,  and  that  plan  had  to  be 

•^      "^ "    '"  aule  he  resumed  his  studies  with 

aeon  of  the  diocese  of  Derry  and 

.  ibcjU.  U;.%   .     :_.  r^lC:  '  ae 

"OCT'OsSfv'  ^\::.-   At^-  as 

s  of  the  Uniied  biates.     He 

...i^,  .w.^. .  ...em  that  in  the  autumn  of  the 

ar  he  returned  to  New  York,  and  obtained  a  situa- 

office  of  Ralph   Post,  a  shipping  and  • 

;   South  street,     i.attn-  he  served  in   t'  ]' 

"Icks,  and  finally,  in  1858,  entered  th  d 

In  1861  he  wa.-  admitted  to  par.        .  ^    ...   ue 

'here  he  has  amaw^.>  .1  a  fortune,  and  has  exerted  a 

influence  in +'  '  ''        '         ^       ^    ., 

<  one   of  tl.  oduce 


.f'^^-"^'-^'' 


) 


ALEXANDER  ECTOR  ORR 

tti  ""f , "'™  f  Ma«&regor,  a  branch  of  which  removed  from 

l.am   On    of  Strabane,  County  TjTone,  married    Mary  Moore 
daughte^  of  David  Moore  of   Sheephill,  County   Londonder^ 

0:.  was  b:;;."*  '""'''™'  ""  '"'"'''  2'  1«^1>  Alexander  S 
It  was  intended  that  he  should  enter  the  East  India  Com 
pany's  serv,ce  and  a  presentation  to  its  college  in  Enlllnd  wTi 
obtamed;  but  at  the  age  of  fifteen  an  accident  occu^  d  wh™h 

the  Rev  1-  b  ^'T  "'^''  ™''  '*'"  '"'  '■«-™<'d  Ws  studies  with 
the  Bev.  John  Hayden,  Archdeacon  of  the  diocese  of  DerivTnd 
Raphoe.  In  1850,  his  physician  recommending  a  sea  voya  Je  he 
crossed  and  recrossed  the  Atlantic  in  a  sailin|-vesse iTd  thus 
nsited  several  of  the  seaboard  cities  of  the  United  States  Re 
wa«  so  favorably  impressed  with  them  that  m  the  aufumn  of  tt 
following  year  he  returned  to  New  York  and  nbt.i.,.^      V 

^iranfrtu^f  t  'r'  ^  -^p^4  trci:,^.": 

mercnant  on  bouth  Street.     Later  he  servprl  iti   fi.o  ^^         ^ 

u..  i^whet  ^i:r^:tf^!':^^t:^^: 

commandmg  mfluence  in  the  affairs  of  the  ciiy  and  ,"tion 

Mr.  Orr  is  one  of  the  foremost  members  of  the  P  oduee 
Exchange.  He  has  twice  been  its  president,  and  was  sfceterv 
of  the  committee  that  had  charge  of  the  w^-rk  of  ereX  Us 

289 


290  ALEXANDEB    ECTOR    ORR 

building.  He  was  for  eight  years  chairman  of  its  arbitration 
committee,  and  one  of  those  who  perfected  its  gratuity  system. 

In  1872  Mr.  Orr  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  after  serving  upon 
some  of  its  important  committees  was  in  1889  made  its  first  vice- 
president.  This  position  he  held  till  1894,  when  he  was  elected 
president,  and  continued  in  that  office  for  five  successive  years. 

Mr.  Orr  is  a  member  of  the  American  Geographical  Society, 
the  Down  Town  Association,  the  City  Club,  the  Hamilton  Club 
of  Brooklyn,  the  Marine  and  Field  Club,  the  Atlantic  Yacht 
Club,  and  other  organizations.  He  is  also  a  director  of  numer- 
ous banks  and  trust,  insurance,  and  railroad  companies.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  a  trustee  of  its 
cathedral  and  schools  at  Garden  City,  Long  Island,  and  treasurer 
of  that  diocese. 

Mr.  Orr  was  a  trvistee  of  the  fund  left  by  the  late  Governor 
Tilden  to  found  a  pi;blic  library  in  New  York,  and  took  an  active 
part  in  consohdating  that  estate  with  the  Astor  and  Lenox 
libraries   into    the   "  New  York   Pubhc   Library." 

One  of  the  most  important  public  services  rendered  by  Mr. 
Orr  has  been  in  connection  with  the  rapid-transit  enterprise  in 
New  York  under  municipal  ownership.  He  has  been  President 
of  the  Board  of  Rapid  Transit  Commissioners  since  its  creation 
by  the  Legislature,  and  has  been  foremost  in  directing  the  labors 
of  that  body  which,  after  years  of  effort,  were  crowned  in  the 
early  part  of  1900  by  the  adoption  of  the  plans  of  the  com- 
missioners, and  the  letting  of  a  contract  for  the  construction  of 
a  great  system  of  underground  rapid  transit.  Work  upon  this 
vast  enterprise  was  actually  begun  with  public  ceremonies,  in 
which  Mr.  Orr  took  fitting  part,  on  March  24,  1900. 

Mr.  Orr  was  married,  in  1856,  to  Miss  Juhet  Buckingham 
Dows,  daughter  of  Ammi  Dows,  a  member  of  the  firm  of  David 
Dows  &  Co.  She  died  a  few  years  later,  and  in  1873  he  married 
Margaret  Shippen  Lxiquer,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Luquer  of 
Brooklyn.  She  is  a  member  of  the  Shippen  family,  which  for 
two  and  a  half  centuries  has  been  prominently  identified  with 
the  city  of  Philadelphia  and  State  of  Pennsylvania.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Orr  have  three  children  :  Jane  Dows  Orr,  now  Mrs.  I.  B. 
Vies ;  Mary  Orr ;  and  Juliet  Ector  Orr,  now  Mrs.  A,  H.  Munsell. 


ir^-*ii'vl  >»^. 


NORTON  PRENTISS 

Otis,  who   came   from   Hinghani 
. be  Mayfloiver  Pil^ms.  an .1  settled  i ^ 
^  ations  of  the  family  made  their  hon,; '  in  - 
lifax,  Norton  Prentiss  Otis  M-as  b-.,-,-    , 
r^  nimilyma-  ,ha„ges  of  resideiu.J  ,u 

nrl  his  educ.  acquired   in    vaW 

7,  New  York,  Hudson  City,   New 
iork. 

His  father,  Elisha   ii    =  »fi«    ^i,.  ^„..  4?      • 
modern  elevator,  h-  '         ""     '••■'•      '    the 

The  son  entered  th.  '^"^■ 

His  father  died  hi 
his  brother,  Charles  ■ 

The -M^hole  capita;  '^\. 

^uilars;  the  plant  ,    .     /  ?  ^^  ^'^^  '  "  '  '  ' 

the  time  seem  unpru  l-    ""^  *^^  ^^^^  ^ 

-  young  men  ^rsevered,  ann  .u^r^v  ""'"^^    .    "' 

tented  various  devic.  for  the  S^tf  ^"^^"^^'^  ^^^ 
-ators,  and  these  gave  them  an  advantage  ove' 

ar  by  year  their  business  increased.     Year  by  ye' 

nes^     f^^^  ™^''"'^  ^"  ^^^^^^y  '^^  design.'   . ,.  .  y,, 

mess  of    he  company  is  world-wide.     Whenever  th.r- 
■iei-n  builchngs  there  are  elevators,  and  who  '^'  '''' 

•ators  the  name  of  Otis  is  known.     The  f?r 
'Hiorated,  Mr.  Otis  becoming  its  t: 
■  t  on  the  retirement  of  his  brot ' 

■  •',  the  Otis  Elevator  Company  w 
property  patents  and  business  of  O 


lie 


It 


ym^W^^ 


NORTON  PRENTISS  OTIS 

T^O^tis'°Tf"  "'  *^^"''  '""^'y  '"  ^''^  «™"f.y  -as  John 
J-    Utis,  who    came   from   Hine-bam     n^,.^i      j          ,. 

TT.-.^       1  ,^  -fientiss  Otis  was  born,  on  March  IS  1«4n 

The  son  entered  that  factor^  in  /s^f.    ;™''"  "'f""- factory. 
His  father  died  iu  1861   an7t),       *f  '■"'''"■"^  *''"  '"'^i'"'^^. 

^i.  brother,  chi;^s'^''6S,'"t:^rfrch:r;'"  ""^"^"^  -"■> 

:i::;rrr;^trandt=rx""t^^ 
s^r,r;he:!:™::  t:'-  ^r  >  Ja'L'rrr 

Tear  by  ^ear  theT  ul™        l^/™  "f  ,  °™"  --Petitors. 
of  their  factory  improved  in  ^^  alHetr'To  da'^fb ' 
business  of  the  company  is  world-^de      mfreve,    tbe  '' 
modem  bu  Idino-s  tliere  n,.o  „i      i  ,  wnerever  there  are 


292  NORTON    PRENTISS    OTIS 

and  a  number  of  other  manufacturing  concerns  m  the  same  line, 
and  Mr  Otis,  wishing  to  be  retired  in  a  measure  from  the  cares 
of  active  business,  was  made  chairman  of  the  board  of  directors, 
retaining,  however,  the  position  of  president  of  the  Otis  Electric 

ThrSctories  of  the  corporation  are  at  Yonkers,  New  York, 
covering  several  acres  of  land,  and  employing  seven  hundred  men. 
It  is  said  that  three  fourths  of  the  elevators  now  m  use  m  New 
York  are  of  Otis  Brothers'  make,  while  a  large  proportion  of  them 
is  also  to  be  found  in  other  large  cities  throughout  the  world. 
Among  the  notable  elevators  made  by  Otis  Brothers  are  those  m 
the  Eiffel  Tower,  in  Paris;  twelve,  of  twelve  thousand  pounds 
capacity  each,  for  canying  loaded  trucks  with  teams  attached,  at 
Glasgow,  Scotland;  one  in  the  Catskill  Mountains  that  carries  a 
raiboad  train  up  an  incline  seven  thousand  feet  long  m  ten  min- 
utes; and  one  running  to  the  top  of  Prospect  Mountain,  Lake 
George     The  first  great  improvement  in  elevator-buildmg  was  the 
introduction  of   steam-power  in  1866.     Some   ten  years  later, 
hydrauhc  power  was  utilized.     At  a  still  later  ^^^^  ^l^^txicity 
was  brought  into  use.     In  all  the  successive  steps  Mr.  Otis  has 
taken  a  keen  interest,  and  has  himself  been  a  prominent  factor 
Mr.  Otis  has  for  many  years  made  his  home  m  the  city  ot 
Yonkers,  New  York,  where  the  factories  of  his  company  are  sit- 
uated     In   1880  he  was  elected  Mayor,  and  gave  the  city  an 
admirable  administration.     In  1883  he  was  elected  a  member  o 
the  State  Legislature.     He  has  also  been  m-ged  a  number  ot 
times  to  accept  a  nomination  for  Congress,  but  for  business  rea- 
sons was  obhged  to  decline.     In  1898  he  was  appointed  by  Gov- 
ernor Black  a  member  of  a  commission  o^.^-^^-- ^V^^^^^ 
the  State  of  New  York  at  the  Paris  Exposition  of  19^0  and  he 
was  unanimously  elected  its  president.     In  New  York  city  he  is 
well  known,  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Engineers  Club  the  Fuh 
ton  Club,  and  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art  of  f  ^^^  ^^ 
city,  and   of  the   Amackassin   and  Corinthian  yacht  clubs  ot 

^' Mr.^'otis  was  married  to  Miss  Lizzie  A.  Fahs  of  York,  Penn- 
sylvania, on  December  25,  1877. 


/**f    "* 


FRANCIS  ASBLliY  PAOfER 
power  of  weaJth  nvd  fh.  ^n.m.rtance  of  som^d  finance 


are  of 
.    ire  the  j..  -    ,   ..on'^rtT, 

•aai  rank  enjoyed   h.    i -,   banker   in    r 
■"  ^he  larges^t 
e  world. 


iisiaess  have  lon<r  been 
d 


vviil  of  the  L 
purse-str-  • 

Than(i5.     In  the  >r  indus. 

-  exercised  >}y  the 

for  him  to  m-om,  '. 

I  i  -.'-..  ^  .ai 

'  old  saying,  "sound  as  the 

ox  a  mai,  ^  ao  was  the  founder  and  has  fo' 
•ntury  b.  en  president  of  one  of  the  " 
-St  city  of  the  Western  world  is,  th- 
'  interest  as  that  of  one  who  has  had  a  m-,i-  rhir.. 
-rtant  share  in  promoting  the  welfare  of  thv  ■    ' 

an  exceptional  measure  identified  wi 
lal  greatness  of  the  metropolis 

Asbury  Palmer  comes  of  old  English   -' 

:"iibtless  inherits  the 
-e  great  success  be 


•  England,  and  were  \ 
^  colonies,  while  at  th 
3r  life,  they  themselve- 
traits  of  character  vshi. 


FRANCIS  ASBURY  PALMER 

rpHE  power  of  wealth  and  the  importance  of  sound  finance 
±  to  the  welfare  of  all  legitimate  business  have  W  been 
rmsms.  They  are  the  ready  explanation  of  the  influence  and 
exceptiona  rank  enjoyed  by  the  banker  in  the  commuX 
Indeed,  in  the  largest  sense,  the  money  power  is  one  of  h7"w 
powers  of  the  world,  since  kings  and  nations  a  e  often  Wd  to 
shape  then-  courses  according  to  the  wiU  of  the  great  inter 
national  bankers,  who  literaUy  hold  the  purse-strings  orLvern" 
ments  m  their  hands.     In  the  business  or  industrial  commiln  ty' 

cent'TL'foTrt  '"  *'^  '^^^^^-  ^^^  ^-«— ^  -  bS 
cent.  It  IS  for  him  to  promote  business,  to  conserve  financial 
integrity,  and  to  make  and  keep  the  old  saying,  "sound  as  he 
bank,"  a  vital  and  significant  truth 

The  career  of  a  man  who  was  the  founder  and  has  for  more 
than  half  a  century  been  president  of  one  of  the  foremost  banS 
m  the  foremost  city  of  the  Western  world  is,  theSe "ed 
wi  h  especial  interest  as  that  of  one  who  has  had  a  m^rTthan 
ordmary  important  share  in  promoting  the  welfare  of  the  com 
mumty,and  who  is  in  an  exceptional  measure  identified  with  the 
financial  and  commercial  greatness  of  the  metropolis 

Francis  Asbury  Palmer  comes   of  old  English   stock    from 

tlld'to?^'^""r'^^^'^  ^'^  characteristics^hich  ha^e  r 
tnbuted  to  the  great  success  he  has  attained.     His  first  American 

ZTZZTaTT  *'^  ^^^^^"^^^  -^°  ^--^^-^  a  new  n  ton 
sett  Pi       V       li  ''',*^'  '"^^^*-     ^^^  '^"^^  generations  they  were 
^e  tied  in  New  England,  and  were  identified  with  the  dlyJlZ- 
ment  of  those  co  onies,  while  at  the  same  time,  from  the  disc^ 
phne  of  pioneer  hfe,  they  themselves  received  a    urther  develon 
-ent  of  those  traits  of  character  which  make  fl  TeallX 

293 


29i  FRANCIS  ASBUKY  PALMER 

among  men  and  for  mastery  over  material  obstacles.  From  New 
England  they  migrated  into  New  York,  and  settled  among  the 
pictiu'esque  hills  of  Westchester  County. 

At  the  old  village  of  Bedford,  in  that  county,  on  the  famous 
Bedford  Road,  which  in  ante-revolutionary  times  was  already  a 
great  highway  from  the  banks  of  the  Hudson  River  to  the  Con- 
necticut vaUey,  a  village  which  has  been  the  home  and  bu-thplace 
of  many  a  man  of  note,  dwelt  in  the  last  generation  Lewis  Pahner, 
a  farmer,  and  Maiy,  his  wife.  There  to  them  was  born  a  son,  on 
November  26,  1812,  to  whom  they  gave  the  name  of  Francis 
Asbm-y  Palmer.  The  boy  grew  up  on  his  father's  farm,  and 
attended  the  local  schools,  finishing  his  education  in  the  long- 
noted  Bedford  Academy. 

On  reaching  manhood  he  came  to  New  York  city,  and  entered 
business  life.  His  natural  aptitude  and  his  force  of  character 
secTU'ed  for  him  a  good  degree  of  success,  and  before  he  had 
"  come  to  forty  year  "  he  was  able  to  enter  upon  the  work  with 
which  his  name  is  inseparably  identified.  It  was  in  1849  that  the 
National  Bank  of  New  York  city  was  organized.  He  was  at  once 
made  its  fii-st  president,  and  has  retained  that  place  down  to  the 
present  time.  Amid  all  the  financial  fluctuations  and  panics  the 
metropohs  has  known,  he  has  held  the  bank  true  to  the  even 
tenor  of  its  way,  with  undiminished  prosperity. 

To  this  business  Mr.  Palmer  has  devoted  the  chief  attention  of 
his  life.  He  was,  however,  called  into  public  service  for  a  time, 
in  1871  and  1872,  when  he  was  Chamberlain  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  and  had  the  custody  of  the  city's  funds. 

Mr.  Palmer  has  long  been  identified  with  the  Congregational 
Church,  and  has  liberally  contributed  to  the  promotion  of  various 
rehgious  works. 

He  was  married,  on  October  30,  1834,  to  Miss  Susannah  Shel- 
don, who  is  now  deceased.     He  has  no  children. 


STEPHEN  SQUIRES  PAUIER 

len  have  .  <^r 

.  .-d  with  ;\i. 

of  the  pr^ 

_   Squires  i-      _              was  named  afu'v    !;'•■•    ;  r;md- 

of  French  Huguenot  descent  on  the  r                           d 

^^  descent  on  t'-     ■     -. ^  Hit  i^-                   ^^ 

er,  was  a  im^  m  of  Ne-                  ;v. 


Jiber  7, 1853,  and  a  at  a  number  ot  pii- 
re  schools.  It  wj!  .^>.v.  ..lege,  hut  on  the  veiy 
,"  of  his  final  enti';  ion  his  only  hrother  died,  ajid 
lip  his  collet 
■ad  of  going  :  --vp-nt  vi^o  hup^Dops!  a^s  pv.  r-m- 
>yee  of  Moses  Tay I'M  o-  v  ^.• 
:w  York,  and  has   es-'i    ^iVilOv-          ;            :    ..                             ....  Jl^ 

rs,  being  at  the  present  time  a  trustee  of  t  Taylor 

lusiness  interest-   Ui:\.v(Jvor  as  a1rp»r  i^^^r-  oT««»tjy 

wiUeij.ed,  until  the    ' 
Thus,  Mr.  Palmer  is 

the  Grreen  Bay  and  WestejTi  Kaikoad  Company,  th<'  \- 

''■nc  Company,  the  St.  Loui;<        '  '^' "uibal  Railroi'  y, 

Washington  Assurance   '  the  Harvey  it- 

viy,  thaKewaunee.  •  ^y, 

■  New  Jersey  Zin<  -r 

iter  Company;  he  is  a  trustee  of 

list  Company  of  New  York ;  he  is  ;. 

■i  Susquehanna  Railroad   Company;    j^;  i 


STEPHEN  SQUIRES  PALMER 

ATOT  many  men  have  a  wider  range  of  business  interests,  or 
i-1  are  identifaed  with  a  greater  number  of  corporations  than 
the  subject  of  the  present  sketch.  poiations,  tnan 

Stephen  Squires  Palmer,  who  was  named  after  his  errand 
ather,  is  of  French  Huguenot  descent  on  the  paternal  sVeand 
of  English  descent  on  the  maternal  side.  hL  father,  the  late 
David  Palmer,  was  a  prominent  business  man  of  New  Yorkcitv 
and  was  vice-president  of  the  National  City  Bank.  Mr  Palmer' 
the  subjec  of  this  sketch,  was  bom  in  New  York  c  ty  on  De 
cember  7,    853,  and  was  carefuUy  educated  at  a  numbed-  of  pit 

day  of  his  final  entrance  examination  his  only  brother  died  and 

he  gave  up  his  collegiate  ambition.  '    ^ 

Instead  of  going  to  college  he  went  into  business  as  an  em 

lTY:ZTd\lr'"  ^  ^"'  ^  '^"^^^  ^^----^-^  ^--"f 

estr  W  at  tb.     "^'"  TT  ^''^  ''^'''^'^''^  ^i*^  t^ose  inter- 
estate     ^  ^'"''''^  *'^'  ^  ^™^*^^  °^  t^^  Moses  Taylor 

His  business  interests,  however,  as  already  stated,  have  -reatlv 

SurMr'pa     '"'•  '^^  ^^^'^"  ^^  ^  Pl^enomenailyTonfotl 
ihTn  ^"-^^^^^^^^^  president  of  the  Palmer  Land  Companv 
the  ereen  Bay  and  Western  Raih^oad  Company,  the  NewXsev 

t'rJfltK^  "^'T ""'  ^°^I^"^^'  *^^  Harvey  Steel  Coin: 
thrNpw  T  'T''  2'*^'^  ^"-^  "^^^  ^^«*^^  I^-ilroad  Company 
Watl  ComZv     b  ''T  1  Pennsylvania,  and  the  pLS 

vvater  Company;  he  is  a  trustee  of  the  Farmers'  Loan  and 
Ti^st  Company  of  New  York ;  he  is  a  treasurer  of  the  Syu^a 
and   Susquehanna  Railroad   Company;    and    he   is   a   director 


290  STEPHEN    SQUIEES    PALMEK 

of  the  American  Washer  and  Manufacturing  Company,  the 
Bayonne  and  Greenville  Gas  Light  Company,  the  Colonial  As- 
surance Company,  the  Consolidated  Gas  Company  of  New  York, 
the  Dickson  Manufacturing  Company,  the  Empire  Zinc  Com- 
pany, the  Fort  Wayne  and  Jackson  Railroad  Company,  the 
Lackawanna  iJron  and  Steel  Company,  the  McNeal  Pipe  and 
Foundry  Company,  the  Mexican  National  Railroad  Company, 
the  Mineral  Point  Zinc  Company,  the  National  City  Bank  of 
New  York  city,  the  New  Jersey  Magnetic  Concentrating  Com- 
pany, the  New  York  Mutual  Gas  Light  Company,  and  the  Valley 
Railroad  Company,  besides  the  various  corporations  already 
mentioned  of  which  he  is  also  president. 

With  this  multiplicity  of  bvisiness  interests,  Mr.  Palmer  has 
still  foimd  time  to  take  an  interest  in  politics,  but  has  held  and 
sought  no  public  office. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League,  Metropolitan,  Players', 
New  York  Yacht,  Tuxedo,  Lawyers',  and  Down-Town  clubs,  of 
New  York,  the  Essex  County  Country  Club  of  New  Jersey,  and 
other  social  organizations. 

Mr.  Palmer's  wife  died  some  years  ago.  He  has  one  son,  who 
is  a  student  at  Princeton  University, 


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JTo^Tr?  'i^'^Tf  •  ""o  "^^  '-g  been  reeoguized 

Ne.  York  oit,,  o.  octob;.2ns'ti:::  e^t'^ss:  s";r 

over  by  ChanceUoT  TheoX  "^^1^:  "T"'  Mr  T  ""^''^^ 
sued  its  regular  course,  wbicl,  wasa  WgCe  fo^Tv^  ""i 
was  ffi-aduated  hi  1  «4.8      t^  i        ?.  tnose  clays,  and 

me^fer  ofthe  Z^^  of^^l  v^e^I  fi^'ile'r  "J  *"'^^'  •; 
that  place  for  about  thirty  years  '    ^  °°™P""' 

The  year  after  his  graduation  from  the  universitv  Mr  P. 
began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Jame   W  Sd^rS 
»d1'7 lis  r'  "'  *"!  "°^*  distinguished  lawyers  of  N^  York 
I..C  uu  tidiiuary  i   l«&4,  on  his  own  nocniMii-      r»^  +i 
J5.  Sheppaul.      In  the  following  July  Mr.  Sheppard  was 

297 


208  JOHN    EDWARD    PARSONS 

appointed  by  Governor  Horatio  Seymour  to  be  District  Attorney 
of  the  city  and  county  of  New  York,  and  be  tbereixpon  appointed 
Mr.  Parsons  to  be  bis  assistant.  Mr.  Parsons  filled  tbat  place 
until  tbe  end  of  tbat  year,  and  then  retired  from  it ;  and  be  bas 
never  since  accepted  public  office. 

A  bistory  of  Mr.  Parsons's  law  practice  would  be  in  large  mea- 
sure a  bistoiy  of  tbe  bar  and  courts  of  New  York  for  tbe  last  balf 
century.  He  bas  won  great  success ;  be  bas  practised  in  nearly 
all  departments  of  tbe  law,  and  be  bas  been  conspicuously  asso- 
ciated witb  many  of  tbe  most  noteworthy  cases.  Among  tbese 
last  may  be  mentioned  tbe  suit  of  Dunham  vs.  WilUams,  which 
involved  tbe  title  to  disused  roads  laid  out  in  those  parts  of 
New  York  State  which  were  settled  by  tbe  Dutch  ;  that  of  Story 
vs.  the  elevated  railroad  companies,  which  was  stubbornly 
fought  for  many  years,  and  in  which  finally  tbe  Court  of  Appeals 
decided  that  the  companies  were  responsible  to  tbe  owners  of 
abutting  properties  for  injury  thereto ;  the  Hammersly,  Buit, 
MeiTill,  Fayerweather,  and  Tracy  will  cases ;  and  the  famous 
"  boodle  "  case  of  Jacob  Sharp,  tbe  street-raih'oad  builder. 

Mr.  Parsons  was  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  in  the  htigation 
connected  witb  the  downfall  of  the  notorious  Tweed  Ring.  He 
was  counsel  to  the  committee  of  the  State  Senate  which 
reported  in  favor  of  declaring  Tweed's  seat  vacant ;  counsel  be- 
fore the  Assembly  committee  of  investigation  into  tbe  Kings 
County  frauds ;  counsel  before  the  Assembly  committee  in  the 
case  of  Henry  W.  Genet ;  and  participated  in  the  trial  of  Genet 
for  complicity  in  tbe  Tweed  Ring  frauds.  He  is  a  leader  in  the 
reform  movement  which  led  to  the  impeachment  of  the  judges 
who  had  been  corruptly  subservient  to  Tweed ;  be  was  selected 
by  tbe  New  York  City  Bar  Association  as  one  of  its  counsel  in 
the  initiatory  proceedings  before  the  judiciary  committee  of  the 
Assembly ;  be  was  one  of  the  counsel  for  the  prosecution  in  the 
impeachment  trial  of  Judge  Barnard  ;  and  he  also  took  part  in 
tbe  trial  of  Judge  McCunu  and  in  the  proceedings  against  Judge 
Cardozo. 

Mr.  Parsons  has  devoted  himself  largely  to  corporation  law, 
and  has  been  counsel  for  a  number  of  important  business  organ- 
izations. He  was  coimsel  for  the  Sugar  Tnist,  and  has  been 
counsel  for  its  successor,  the  American  Sugar  Refining  Company, 


JOHN    EDWAED    PARSONS  299 

Since  its  organization.     In  that  capacity  he  has  figured  in  the 

MlT^rV'^'^'t'"^'  and  congressional  investigSTons  wh  cl 
foUowed  the  formation  of  the  Sugar  Trust 

Despite  the  demands  of  his  professional  work,  Mr  Parsons 
has  ound  much  tnne  to  devote  to  benevolence  and  ^hi  anth  opy 
His  long  service  m  the  New  York  University  councH  his  alS 
been  mentioned  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  New  York 
Cancer  Hospital,  and  has  been  its  president  from  the  wTn^nl 

?ork  Tdt:  T       '^'  "^r""'^  ^^^^P^^'^^  ^'  '^^  State  oS 
York,  and  has  been  president  of  the  New  York  Bible  Societ7 

He  IS  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  New  York 
City  Mission  ami  Tract  Society,  the  American  Trust  SociL  and 
the  Board  of  Home  Missions  of  the   Presbyterian  Chm^ran 
original  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Cooper  Union 
and  a  member  of  the  board  of  the  American  Bible  Soclty  ' 

ye^i^^r"  '"  trT"^^"'  "^  '^'  ^^^^^^'^^  Association,  the  Uni- 

Nef  Y^il  a^l  ;/^^^  ^^^^'  -d  Turf  clubs  of 

_New  Yoik  and  of  the  Lenox  Club  of  Lenox,  Massachusetts    He 

Net  Y^k      H    •  '^^'l"  '■'/''  ^"^'  Presbyterian  Church   o 
.New  Yoik.     He  is  much  interested  in  mission  work  amon^  the 
poor  children  of  New  York,  having  been  for  twenty  years  and 
more  a^  the  head  of  a  large  mission  school,  and  mainta  u  ng  at 
bs  own  expense  a  country  home  for  poor  cliildren  at  CurtisviUe 
Massachusetts,  at  which  a  hundi-ed  childi-en  are  entertained  at  a 

^IZ'  t:  TT     ""'  ""''  '  ^''^  ^^^^^  ^'  ^-  ^-^-  ^ew 
Coimtv  New  Y    ^  '  T""^'^  ^"^^^  "*  ^^'^  Westchester 

county.  New  York,  on  an  estate  long  owned  Iw  his  familv  m.rl 

another  at  Lenox,  Massachusetts,  wfiere  his  pfa^^'  sSn'o'v  ?' 


WILLIAM  FREDERICK  PIEL.  JR. 


THE  father  and  mother  of  WiUiam  Frederick  Piel  were  both 
born  in  Cxermany.  The  father  came  to  the  United  States  in 
August,  1842,  and  settled  in  Indianapohs,  Indiana,  wliere  he  has 
resided  ever  since.  He  was  engaged  in  various  mercantile  pur- 
suits down  to  1867.  In  that  year  he  entered  the  starch-making 
industry,  and  has  since  that  date  devoted  his  attention  to  it. 

William  Frederick  Piel,  Jr.,  son  of  William  Frederick  and 
Eleanore  C.  M.  Piel,  was  born  in  Indianapolis,  on  December  25, 
1851.  As  soon  as  he  was  of  school  age  he  was  sent  to  the  paro- 
chial school,  and  there  remained  i;ntil  he  was  nearly  fom"teen 
years  old.  Then  he  went  to  Purdy's  Commercial  College,  Indian- 
apolis, and  was  there  graduated.  Next  he  attended  the  North- 
western Christian  University,  now  Butler  University,  until  1867. 
At  that  time  his  father  organized  a  company  to  build  and  operate 
a  starch  factory,  and  he  thereupon  left  school  and  became  book- 
keeper for  the  concern.  This  company  was  known  as  the  LTnion 
Starch  Factory. 

For  years  Mr.  Piel  was  thus  engaged.  He  was  bookkeeper  and 
general  assistant  to  his  father  in  conducting  the  business,  and  at 
times  went  vipon  the  road  as  a  traveling  salesman  of  the  products 
of  the  factory.  He  also,  when  it  seemed  desirable,  took  part  in 
the  work  in  the  factory,  and  thus  gained  a  comprehensive  know- 
ledge of  all  departments  of  the  business. 

The  original  factory  building  was  abandoned  in  1873,  and  a 
new  one  was  erected.  At  the  same  time  the  style  of  the  firm 
was  changed  to  that  of  W.  F.  Piel  &  Co.  In  1882  Mr.  Piel 
became  a  partner  in  the  business.  Again  in  1886  there  was 
another   radical   change.      The   firm   was  incorporated  as  the 

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WTTTTAM  FREDERICK  PIEL,  JR. 

r«-»TT-T^  r  ^^^^1  mother  of  Williarn  Frederick  Piel  were 

i :.  >  iermany.  The  father  came  to  the  United  Stat 
August,  1842,  and  settled  in  Indianapohs,  Indiana,  where  bi 
resided  ever  since.  He  was  engaged  in  various  mercantile 
suits  down  to  1867.  In  that  year  he  entered  the  starch-m; 
industry,  and  ^^  '■  'lutt  date  devote^]  ^  •  "^  ■  tion  to  ii 
William  F;  'iel,  Jr.,  son  of  'redericl^ 

Eleanore'C.  M.  rici,  was  botn  in  Indianapolis,  oii  Deci'- 
1851.     As  "orm  n>  he  was  of  school  age  he  was  sent  to  ;  - 
chial  sell'  remained  until  he  was  ni-arly  fou 

years  old.     j. ..  . ,  i..   w  eut  to  Pui'dy's  Commercial  CoUego.  T 
apolis.  and  was  there  graduated.     Next  he  attended  11. 
wesi         ""'    '  tian  University,  now  Butler  Unv 
At  t:;  is  father  organized  n  ^^ompany  ■ 

a,  starch  factory,  and  he  tliereu]' 
keeper  for  the  concern.     Thl:  , 
Starch  Factory. 

time!^  wi-xii  u}.'i!i  ;  tf.Nmano 

of  the  factory.     \'  ■  ■'  desirabl-  . 

the  work  in  the  f;  :  tlius  gained  acompre). 

ledge  of  all  departUK  m^.  '.-i  Ihe  business. 

The  original  factory  building  was  abandoned  i 
new  one  was  erected.     At  the  same  time  tli^ 
was  changed  to  that  of  W.  F.  Piel  &  Co. 
became  a  partner  in  the  business.     Again 
another  radical  change.      The   firm  was  inw., 

300 


WILLIAM    FEEDEKICK    PIEL,    JE.  301 

WilHam  F.  Piel  Company,  and  Mr.  Piel  was  made  vice-president 
treasurer,  and  general  manager  of  it  pi«!Muenr, 

In  1890  the  National  Starch  Manufactm-ing  Company  was 
orgamzecL  It  pui-ch.xsed  practically  all  of  the  important  sta'ch 
factories  m  the  country,  twenty  in  number,  and  combined  the'r 
businesses  under  one  general  management.  Of  this  corporation 
Mr.  Piel  was  at  once  made  vice-president  and  chairman  o  he 
executive  committee. 

At  a  later  date  Mr  Piel  was  elected  president  of  the  National 
Starch  Company,  which  place  he  still  holds.     Thus  hrenfce 
bu^ess  career  has  been  spent  in  the  starch  and  glucose  industry 
with  the  exception  of  mne  months  in  a  bank.     He  has  made  thfs 
business  a    ife  study,  and  has  witnessed  all  the  stag"    of  i 
development  from  a  rudimentary  estate  to  its  present  command 
mg  proportions.     Nor  has  he  been  merely  a  witness.     hTLs 
himself  been  one  of  the  foremost  leaders  in  this  oreat  develop 
ment  of  mdustry  and  has  contributed  to  it  more  thfn  inoft  of  hi" 
contemporaries      He  has  attained  his  present  place  through  h  s 
own  energy,  integrity,  discretion,  enterprise,  and  general  bu^hiess 
abdity,  and  has,  hkewise,  through  the  same  masterful  character 

;t;:'rtS'  ^°^'^''^^^^'  *^  ''^'"^^  ^^  '^  ^^^  presenrgtrt 

Mr.  Piel  is  now  president  of  the  National  Starch  Manufactur 
mg  Company,  and  is  connected  officially  with  the  Piel  Brothers' 
Manufacturing  Company  of  Indianapolis  (makers  of  children's 
carnage  and  ratan-ware),  and  Kipp  Brothers  Company  of  Man 
apohs,  importers  and  dealers  in  fancy  goods  and  t^l^Z 
sundries.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Indianapolis  BoSd  of 
Trade,  has  been  one  of  its  directors  or  governors  f^om  its  olan- 
ization,  and  was  its  vice-president  in  1889-90 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Lincoln  Club  of  Brooklyn  and  an 
associate  member  of  the  U.  S.  Grant  Post,  G.  A.  P.,  oIbZu^ 
J\  .1  ^T\'^''™^*^  ^*  IndianapoHs,  on  June  18, 1874,  to  Miss 
Elizabeth   M.   Meyer  of  that  city,  who   has   bor^e  him  eth 

rt  "^^^".t  ^i"  ?''''''''  '•  ^-  ^^^'^^-^d),  Theodore  L  W 
(deceased),  Alfred  L.,  Elmer  W.,  Wilham  W.,  Erwin  L  Vde' 
ceased),  and  Edna  H.  Piel.  ^  ®" 

Yo^[  and  Mrs.  Piel  have  since  1890  hved  in  Brooklyn,  New 


WINSLOW  SHELBY  PIERCE 

THE  name  of  Pierce  is  a  famiHar  one  in  nearly  all  parts 
of  the  United  States,  and  is  to  be  met  witli  frequently 
in  national  and  colonial  history,  back  to  the  earhest  times. 
The  precise  date  of  its  transplantation  to  these  shores  fi'om 
En-land  is  not  known.  This,  however,  is  apparently  beyond 
doitbt :  that  it  was  brought  hither  some  time  prior  to  the  year 
1630  and  that  the  first  American  bearer  of  it  came  from  North- 
umberlandshu-e,  England.  The  family  quickly  rose  into  deserved 
prommence  in  the  affau-s  of  the  New  England  colonies,  where  it 
was  originally  planted,  and  became  alhed  by  intermarriage  with 
many  other  leading  families  of  colonial  days.  Among  these 
connections  were  those  with  the  famihes  of  Fletcher,  Bancroft, 
Barron,  Prescott,  and,  as  is  indicated  by  the  given  name  of  the 
subject  of  the  present  sketch,  Winslow.  All  these  families  have 
retained  to  the  present  day  a  goodly  measure  of  then-  old  ability 
and  influence,  not  only  in  the  communities  in  which  they  were 
first  planted,  but  in  State  and  nation  at  large. 

The  last  generation  of  the  Pierce  family  contained  a  member 
named  Winslow  Shelby  Pierce,  a  native,  as  had  been  many  of 
his  forebears,  of  the  city  of  Boston.  He  entered  and  practised 
for  a  time  the  medical  profession  in  that  city,  and  attained  an 
enviable  rank  in  it.  Before  reaching  middle  age,  however,  lie 
ioined  the  rismg  tide  of  westward-moving  New-Englanders,  and 
estabhshed  himself  for  a  time  in  Illinois.  Thence  he  was  borne 
stiU  farther  westward  by  the  great  gold  rush  of  1849,  and  be- 
came one  of  the  pioneers  of  Cahfornia.  To  the  development 
of  that  Territory  into  a  State  he  contributed  much,  and  he 
became  himself  Controller  of  the  new  State.  Thence,  m  turn, 
he  came  back  eastward,  as  far  as  Indiana,  where  he  made  his 


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WINSLOW  i   PIERCE 

THE  name  of  Pierce  is  a  familiar  one  in  nearly  all  , 
of  tlie  United  States,  and  is  to  be  met  with   frequ' 
in  national  and  colonial  history,  back  to   the  oarlif^t   * 
The  precise  date  of  its  transplantation  to  tiiese  she 
England  is  not  known.     This,  however, 
doubt :  that  it  was  brought  hither  some 
1630,  and  that  the  first  American  bearer  of  ii 
umberlandshire,  England.    The  family  quickly  i 
prominence  in  the  affairs  of  the  New  England  col; 
was  originally  planted,  and  became  aUied  by  inter 
many  other  leading  families  of  colonial  days, 
connections  were  those  with  the  families  of  I' 
Banon,  Prescott,  and,  as  is  indicated  by  the  . 
subject  of  the  present  sketch,  Winslow.    All  + 
retained  to  the  present  day  a  goodly  mea?' ■ 
and  iTifluence,  not  only  in  the  commurti 


nauie<.l   v^ 

his  forebeuio,  . : 

for  a  time  the  me(i 


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He^d  ■  '  3^r;f  1 1  :*;  ,  H^  -™«>  •^»-  Thomson 
Indiana,  oi  whieL  ^/atf 2^.1:' anaZ  Heff '  f ""^  "' 
Scotob,  Dutch,  and  French  UugLlTZ.  ot  h^ "^",7 

Thcy'"etUeTi?r'f  .™°'»"f  •™«°''^'>'  -«'  WmiamPe  , t 

iney  settled  m  the  Liefonier  Vallev    ^nmc.  r.f  +i  j,^ 

moving  into  Ohio  and  Indiana       '  """"  """■■™'-<' 

in  the  pn,hc  ^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^ ^l^^^^ 
there  he  went  to  Pennsylvania  follo^a   p  ,        *      ""°°' 

stnched  law  at  the  UniveSro?  ^^S'  i^™"'''        '*"' '  ?"  "* 
He  was  g,.ad„ated  from  the  W  Zartmen^oftrn  °"^ 

porations,  and  ha.s  made  special  .studies  of  corporate  laT    h! 
regularly  engaged  as  counsel  for  a  numher^f  f,  " 

Among  them  maybe  mentioned  the  MtsouripSfleTallT- 

rciitx^cr::^.^------- 

He  has  held  no  public  office,  and  has  taken  no  part  in  nolitiP.l 
affan-s  beyond  that  of  a  private  citizen  ^     ^""^ 

to'^.LTo'S^rS'oullat' wlrSmf-^S  1"  "f^^  "'  ''''■ 
namely:  AUison  DouglalsH^™  Vinlbl  '  Ke.t'jf  6^: 
Douglass  Pierce,  and  Helen  Bancroft  Pierce  ' 


GILBERT  MOTIER  PLYMPTON 

rpHE  descendant  of  old  colonial  families   ^^^^the  son  of  tte 
I     ai^tin^Tuished   army   officer,    Colonel  Josepli  Plympton,   a 
ijT^T.L.n!eil.ert  Motier  Plyn^^ton  --  W  on 
January  15,  1835,  at  the  military  post  of  Fort  Wood    Bedloes 
Island    Ne;  Yoi  harbor,  where  the   statue   of  Liberty  En- 
hthtnin.  the  World  now  stands.     At  five  years  old  he  was  at 
For     SneUn.,  Minnesota,  beginning  his   education  with  the 
ch  ^ll  of  tS  fort  for  tutor.     Next  he  --^  Sachet  H^^^^^^^^^^ 
New  York,  where  he  attended  a  private  school.    When  his  tather 
welt  to  tie  Mexican  War  he  was  sent  to  live  -th  his  -icle 
Gerard  W.   Livingston,   and   his  annt,   Anna   de  Peystei,   at 
Hrclensack,  New  Jersey.     After  the  war  he  went,  with  h  s 
Mhei   tTjefferson  Barracks,  Missouri,  and  then  entered  Shurt- 
erC^lege,   Alton,  Illinois.      He  left   that    institution  on  a 
promise  of  Appointment  to  a  cadetship  at  West  Pomt,  and  pur- 
sued preparatory  studies  therefor    m    New    York.     But  tne 
promised'appoinLent  failing,  he,  at  his  father's  request  stud^^d 
law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  November,  1860     The  next 
yea;  he  entered  the  law  school  of  New  York  University,  and  was 
graduated  LL.  B.  in  1863.  ^    ^     ,    .^a  h\^  mother 

His  father  had  died  while  he  was  a  ^^^^^^e^^'  ^^^^^^f  ^  hus- 
and  sisters  were  left  in  his  charge,  his  two  brothers  and  th  hu 
bands  of  his  two  sisters  having  entered  the  army  at  the  be 

'X^tg  of  the  Civil  War.  Mr.  ^^y-P^- f  ^^fvX^^^^^^ 
the  government,  gratuitously,  to  instruct  the  ^^^^J/^^^f  f J^^ 
emits  and  ofdcers,  but  his  services  were  not  reqmr  d  He  as^ed 
for  a  commission  in  the  army,  but  was  persuaded  by  his  tami^ 
not  to  press  the  matter,  as  all  the  other  male  members  of  his 
family  were  aheady  in  the  war. 


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GILBERT  MOTIEK  PLYMPTON 

rpHE  descendant  of  old  colonial  families,  ar; 

I    distinguished  army  officer,   Colonel  Jose^>n    . 

Mexican  War  veteran,  Gilbert  Motier  ^^y^V^ 

January  15, 1835,  at  the  military  post  of  ioit  W. 

Island,  New  York  harbor,  where  the   statue  ot 

lightening  the  World  now  stands.     At  five  years  .■ 

Fort   Snelling,  Mmnesota,  beginning  his  #ducati< 

chaplain  of  the  fort  for  tutor.    Next  he  y^^^] 

New  York,  where  he  attended  a  private  school.    W  ■. 

went  to  the  Mexican  War  he  was  sent  to  hve  w 

Gerard  W.   Livingston,   and   his  aunt,  Anna  - 

Hackensack,  New  Jersey.    After  the  war  he 

father,  to  Jefferson  Barracks,  Missouri,  and  thei 

left-  College,   Alton,  IlUnois.     He  left  that 

promise  of  appoint—^  lo  a  cad^tship  at  W 

sued  preparatory  aerefor 

promis'^l  appointmcrii  nuiM'- 


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In  his  legal  career  Mr.  Plympton  had  at  fost  a  general  prac- 
tice and  later  devoted  himself  to  cases  in  the  federal  com-  s  Ind 
IJmted  States  Supreme  Comt.     He  was  eminently  success^ 
bu   never  had  real  fondness  for  the  profession,  which, Tdeed  he 
had  entered  only  to  please  his  father.  ' 

In  1889  having  earned  a  competence,  and  finding  his  heahh 

impaired  he  retn-ed  from  the  legal  profession,  and  in  1892  oitan 

zed  the  banhing-house  of  Redmond,  Ken-  &  Co.  of  NeC  York 

to  which  he  has  since  devoted  his  attention  ' 

Mr  Plympton  was  man-ied,  in  1863,  to  Miss  Mary  S  Stevens 

daughter  of  Linns  W.  Stevens,  a  weU-known  merchant  of  thS 

city  who  was  the  first  colonel  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  of  New 

York      One  son  was  born  to  them,  who  died  in  infancy  Tnd  onT 

daughter,  Mary  Livingston  Plympton,  who  is  now  1  ving      He 

has  been  a  director  of  various  corporations,  and  is  a  mSer  o? 

sTs:  lu^tr:^^^^^^     -^^^^  -^  ^^  -"l 

or.  iMcnoJas  Club,  of  winch  he  was  one  of  the  founders  thp 
Union  Metropohtan,  Riding,  Westchester  Country  and  Vf^ 
Svnl  r  '  .f ''^  *^'  Down-Town  Association,  the  Sons  of  th" 
war  ot  1812,  the  Colonial  Order  of  the  Acorn,  the  St  Nicholas 
Society  the  New  York  and  the  American  H  storical  soc  eties 
he  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  the  Botanical  and  ZoXtal 
societies,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  others.  His  cijv  home 
IS  on  We.t  Fifty-second  Street,  where  he  has  a  finf  hbr^  ffis 
summer  home  IS  at  East  Gloucester,  Massachusetts.  ''' 

of fh';  H  r^  7i^''  "T^^'^  "'"'^  ^^^"  '^' P^P^^« ^^<i  magazines 
of  the  day,  and  has  also  published  a  number  of  pamphlets  in 
elu^mg  a  biography  of  his  father,  and  a  history  of  th^mpton 


EDWARD  ERIE  POOR 

THERE  is  still  standing  in  Rowley,  Massachusetts,  an  old 
house  which  was  built  in  1639  or  1640,  by  John  Poore, 
who  came  from  Wiltshire,  England,  in  one  of  the  earliest  emigra- 
tions, and  settled  in  Newbury,  Massachusetts.  A  grant  of  thirty 
acres  of  land  was  given  to  him  in  the  neighboring  town  of  Row- 
ley, whither  he  removed,  and  where,  in  1681,  he  died.  His  son, 
Henry  Poore,  born  in  the  old  homestead  at  Rowley,  fought  in 
King  PhiUp's  War,  was  made  a  fi-eeman  of  Newbiuy,  and  became 
one  of  the  wealthiest  men  in  the  colony.  Other  members  of  the 
family  are  mentioned  in  the  history  of  Massachusetts  as  brave 
soldiers  and  worthy  citizens.  In  the  sixth  generation  from  the 
original  immigrant  was  Benjamin  Poor,  an  eminent  Boston 
merchant.  He  was  born  in  1791,  and  married  in  1821  to  AroHne 
Emily  Peabody  of  Salem,  Massachusetts.  The  Peabodys  are 
among  the  best-known  families  of  the  State.  They  descend  from 
Lieutenant  Francis  Peabody  of  St.  Albans,  Herts,  England,  who 
came  to  America  about  1635,  and  became  a  large  landowner  in 
the  towns  of  Topsfield,  Boxford,  and  Rowley,  Massachusetts. 
His  wife  belonged  to  the  Forsters,  famous  in  the  border  history 
of  Scotland.  Their  descendants  were  prominent  in  all  the  sub- 
sequent annals  of  the  colony  and  State  of  Massachusetts.  George 
Peabody,  the  banker  and  philanthropist,  was  a  member  of  the 
family. 

Edward  Erie  Poor,  the  son  of  Benjamin  E.  Poor  and  Aroline 
E.  Peabody,  his  wife,  was  born  in  Boston,  on  February  5,  1837. 
He  was  a  student  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city,  and  then 
went  directly  into  business  instead  of  pursuing  a  collegiate  course. 
He  entered,  in  1851,  the  dry-goods  commission  house  of  Read, 
Chadwick  &  Dexter  of  Boston,  and  remained  with  it  until  1864. 


EDWARD  ERIE  POOR' 

rpHERE  is  still  standing  in  Rowley,  Massachusetts,  an 
A  -  house  which  was  built  in  1639  or  1640,  by.  John 
who  came  fi'om  Wiltshire,  England,  in  one  of  the  earhest 
tions,  and  settled  in  Newbury,  Massachusetts.    A  grant  o\ 
acres  of  land  was  given  to  him  in  the  neighboring  town  ■< 
ley,  whither  he  rcuiovod,  and  where,  in  1684,  he  died,     li 
Henry  Poore,  bom  in  the  old  homestead  at  Rowley,  fc 
King  Philip's  War,  was  made  a  freeman  of  Newbmy ,  and 
one  of  the  wealthiest  men  in  the  colony.     Other  member- 
family  are  mentioned  in  the  history  of  Massachusetts  a; 
soldiers  and  worthy  citizens.     In  the  sixth  generation  fr- 
original  immigrant  was  Benjan-       "  <;minent 

merchant.     He  was  born  in  1794,  a  1B24  to 

Emily  Peabody  of  Salem,  Mass  ^  Tiie  Peab. 

among  the  best-kno-wii  families  oi  ....  '-'  '^' ''    ■•' 

X/(,.-rihn:'.Hnt  Francis  Peabody  of  St.  A' 


il    llic   UOUlt 


,,f  ^,,,    ,  ,,„        ...  ,.    :iiinent  in  Ji!: 

sequent  annals  of  the  colony  and  State  of  Massachus 
Peabody,  the  banker  and  philanthropist,  was  a  uwuio-. 

family. 

Edward  Erie  Poor,  the  son  of  Benjamin  E.  Pooi 
E.  Peabody,  his  wife,  was  born  in  Boston,  on  Febr 
He  was  a  student  in  the  public  schools  of  that  c 
went  directly  into  business  instead  of  pursuing  a  coll 
He  entered,  in  1851,  the  diy-goods  commission  ho 
Chadwick  &  Dexter  of  Boston,  and  remained  with  ii  v... 


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EDWARD    ERIE    POOR  3O7 

more  lucrative  jice'  'amZdTT  /T,  ''"^^  ''  *^^  *^ 
own.  He  was  tL  erbreri:^|6rtret:'^^^^^^^^  ''  ^^'^ 
his  own  account.  He  accordin-^lv  came  tn  ]^f  v  ™'''  ^" 
opened  a  dry-goods  commission  houe  For  a  ^  ^''^  "V  ""^ 
it  alone.  Then,  in  1865,  he  becan  fa  membLof  th'f "'1 
Denny,  Jones  &  Poor.     Eleven  years  laTrTlTfi  ™  ""^ 

formed  into  Denny  Poor  &  To  IT  ,*^^^*^^  fi™  ^^s  trans- 
until  June  30,  1898  at  If^;'  ff^^.^^^^^^  «tyle  it  continued 
Brothers,  the  members  of  Til  fi      f '  '*  ™  "^"^§-^^^  t<^   Poor 

Mr.  Poor  berme'h   e    stel    n"    S^a^  "^^  1  "^J"  ^^^^• 
was  for  many  years  a  tv^JZ  J,^     jt     ^    ^  ''''  '^'"''^^  *^^*^'  and 
In  1886  he  was  elected  a  cST,.'    IM^^T  ^^'  ^^"^^'^"^  ^^^- 

inomas  ot  Hackensack,  New  Jersey.    Mr  Poor  has  p  fi..  1  ' 


HENRY  WILLIAM  POOR 

HENRY  WILLIAM  POOR,  whose  name  is  identified  the 
world  over  with  raikoad  statistics  and  information,  is  a 
New-Englander  of  old  England  antecedents  All  1^-  — rs 
r  both  sides  of  the  family  came  from  England  and  settled  m 
Masi—s  in  early  coJnial  <lays,  and  they  and  t^^^^^^^^ 
rl.Tit^  were  actively  concerned  in  the  building  of  the  nation,  nis 
':rat.rndf  a^^^^^^^^  Merrill,  was  one  of  the  minute-men  a 

Se  time  S  Lex  ngton,  and  was  present,  as  a  commissioned 
office  at  Burgoyne's  sui-render.  After  the  war  he  went  to 
^toe  and  built  the  Merrill  House  at  Andover,  near  the  Range- 
L'^Lakes,  which  is  now  one  of  the  -untry.eats  ot^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
of  this  sketch.  Of  the  illustrious  Benjamin  Prankhn,  Mi.  Pooi  s 
.reata-ieat  uncle,  no  other  mention  than  his  name  is  needed 
IS  Poo^^s  fathek  Heni-y  V.  Poor,  was  a  lawyer  mMam^an^ 
then  for  many  years  editor  of  the  ''  American  Raih-oad  Journal 
n  New  York  In  1865  he  retired  from  business,  but  smce  then 
has  m-itten  a  number  of  financial  works  of  great  value. 

Heniv  William  Poor  was  born  at  Bangor,  Mame  on  June  16 
18?r  At  fiveTears  old  he  was  brought  to  New  York  city  and 
fducated'theTe  Lil  he  was  ready  for  college^    He  was  .^.duat 
from  Harvard  in  1865,  and  at  once  made  New  Yoik  his  ^i^i^ie  au 
the  seen    of  his  Inisiness  activities.      He  at  fii-st  became  a  clerk 
n  a  stock-broker's  office,  and  learned  that  business  so  -Pdlj  ^-d 
so  wenthat  in  1868  he  felt  emboldened  to  s  art  an  ofiice  of  ^^ 
o  J    or  deahng  in  railroad  and  other  securities,  under  the  firm 
n^e  o   H.  V.  &  H.  W.  Poor.     He  then  associated  himself  with 
a  E.  Habicht  in  the  importation  of  --^'''-\'^^^:.^,^,,o^ 
M  the  -me  time  in  1868  the  y^^^^^^  ^Z^^S^tZr 
famous  annual  pubhcation  known  as     rooi 


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Mr.  Poor  entered  the  banking  business  in  msn  ;..  fi     « 
„-eat  foreign  corporation.,  hL^oted^rLn  LTCtTC^S 

?^n:s-  ^  r- -i-r  :4^-r  •  - 

He  IS  a  member  of  many  clubs,  including  the  Union  Leaoue 
Umversity,  Harvard,  Lawyers',  Players' Countrv  T.^     r?"     ' 
Town,  BKling,   A.nerican%a;ht, 'S^w^XalT  Y^^hf '^ 
eroher,  BarnaKl,  Lotus,  City,  Arkw.-ight,  New  Yo  -k  A^  letl 
and  other  promment  clubs  of  New  York,  and  the  Algonqu^^^  C^b 
of  Boston.     He  also  belongs  to  the  Sons  of  the  AnfeZn  Revo 
lution,  the   New  York   Historical   Society    the  New   Fn.l     ; 
Society  of  New  York,  the  American  Insti^e  o    Fi^:  A.S  Th 

museum  of  Art  the  American  Museum  of  Natural  Historv  the 
Symphony  Society,  the  Oratorio  Society,  and  the  Music.tlrt 
Society  of  New  York,  and  the  Hakluyt  Society  of  Lonin       A 
these  associations  indicate,  he  is  a  man  of  scholarly  and  artist 

Mr  Poor  was  man-ied,  on  February  4,  1880,  to  Miss  Constance 
Brandon,  and  is  the  father  of  four  children-   Henrv  V  P ' 
born  m  1880;   Edith  Poor,  born  in  1882;   Rogef  pZ,  W  iS 
-188-3 ;  and  Sylvia  Poor,  born  in  1892. 


HENRY  SMALLWOOD  REDMOND 

IN  the  first  half  of  the  nineteenth  century  two  prominent  citi- 
zens of  New  York  were  William  Redmond  and  Goold  Hoyt. 
The  former  was  an  importer  of  linen  fabrics  from  the  north  of 
Ireland,  of  which  country  he  was  a  native.  He  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Union  Club  of  New  York,  and  was  an  officer 
and  dh-ector  of  many  important  business  corporations  Goold 
Hovt  was  one  of  the  foremost  New  York  merchants  ot  his  time, 
and  was  related  to  many  leading  families  of  New  York,  Boston 
and  PhHadelphia.  Mr.  Redmond  mamed  Mr.  Hoyts  eldest 
daughter,  and  to  them  was  born  a  son,  Henry  Redmond  The 
latter,  on  reaching  manhood,  married  Miss  Lydia  Smallwood 
daughter  of  Joseph  L.  Smallwood,  a  prominent  cotton  merchant 

of  New  York.  „   ^  j   t    ^■ 

Hem-y  SmaUwood  Redmond  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Lydia 
Smallwood  Redmond,  and  was  born  at  Orange,  New  Jersey,  on 
August  13,  1865.  Until  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age  he  was  edu- 
cated at  home,  at  Norwalk,  Connecticut,  and  at  the  Maryland 
State  College.  He  went  to  the  last-named  institution  to  prepare 
for  admission  to  the  United  States  navy,  but  a  change  m  the 
administration  caused  him  to  lose  his  opportunity  of  appoint- 

From  the  navy  Mr.  Redmond  turned  his  attention  to  finance. 
He  began  as  a  clerk  in  the  firm  of  Morton,  Bhss  &  Co.,  where 
he  remained  for  eight  years,  making  rapid  advancement  m  both 
proficiency  and  place.  He  paid  especial  attention  to  studying 
investment  securities,  and  displayed  marked  aptitude  m  master- 
ing all  the  details  of  the  banking  business.  Thus  he  soon  came 
to  be  known  as  an  authority  on  investment  securities  and  then- 
intrinsic  values. 

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HENRY  SMALLWOOD  REDMOND 

IN  the  first  half  of  the  nineteenth  century  two  pronii> 
zens  of  New  York  were  William  Redmond  and  Goo 
The  former  was  an  importer  of  linen  fabrics  from  the 
Ireland,  of  which  country  he  was  a  native.     He  was  oi 
foimders  of  "the  Union  Club  of  New  York,  and  was  -a 
and  director  of  many  important  business  corporations 
Hoyt  was  one  of  the  foitjmost  New  York  merchants  of 
and  was  related  to  many  leading  families  of  New  York, 
and  Philadelphia.      Mr.  Redmond  married  Mr.  Hoy 
daughter,  and  to  them  was  born  a  son,  Henry  Red?' • 
latter,  on  reaching  manhood,  married  Miss  Lydi 
daughter  of  Joseph  L.  Smallwood,  a  promir   r'   - 
of  New  York. 

iienry  Smallwood  Redmond  is  a  ienry  tn: 

Smallwood  R^'^dmond,  and  wn*  h-.yr,  :^o,  New  J^ 

August  13,  18G5.     IJjitr  u  years  of  age  he 

cated  at  home,  at  Norwaii^,  v  ^>iiu'  .  lieut,  and  at  the  " 
Biate  C<*ifeire.     He  went  to  the  last-uauied  institution  t' 

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HENKY    SMALLWOOD    REDMOND  311 

In  1889  Mr.  Redmond  decided  to  start  in  business  on  his  own 
account,  and  did  so.  A  little  later  he  pui'chased  a  seat  in  the 
New  York  Stock  Exchange.  In  May,  1892,  in  partnership  with 
Henry  S.  Kerr  and  Gilbert  M.  Plyinpton,  he  organized  the  bank- 
ing house  of  Redmond,  Kerr  &  Co.,  to  which  fii*m  Thomas  A. 
Grardner  was  afterward  admitted.  From  the  outset  the  success 
of  this  firm  was  noteworthy,  and  it  soon  won  the  confidence  of 
the  entire  financial  community. 

Mr.  Redmond  was  prominently  identified  with  the  work  of 
reorganizing  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  in  1897,  and  was  at 
that  time  a  director  of  that  road.  He  is  now  a  director  of  the 
Trust  Company  of  America,  of  the  Fidehty  Trust  Company  of 
Newark,  New  Jersey,  and  of  many  other  corporations. 

Mr.  Redmond  is  a  Republican  in  pohtics,  but  has  been  too 
much  engrossed  in  business  to  take  any  active  part  in  political 
alfairs  beyond  that  of  a  private  citizen. 

He  is  a  member  of  numerous  clubs  and  other  organizations. 
Among  those  to  which  he  belongs  are  the  Union  Club,  New 
York  Yacht  Club,  Racquet  and  Tennis  Club,  Knickerbocker  Club, 
Lawyers'  Ck;b,  Players'  Club,  Country  Club,  Larchmont  Yacht 
Club,  Carteret  Gun  Club,  Seawanhaka  Yacht  Club,  Philadelphia 
Club  of  Philadelphia,  the  Blue  Mountain  Forest  Game  Club, 
and  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  the  State  of  New  York. 


ISAAC   LEOPOLD   RICE 


ISAAC  LEOPOLD  RICE,  son  of  Maier  Rice,  a  teacher,  and 
Fanny  Rice,  liis  wife,  is  descended  from  small  landed  pro- 
prietors in  Bavaria  and  Baden.  He  was  himseK  born  in  Rhenish 
Bavaria,  at  Wachenheim,  on  February  22,  1850.  In  1856  he 
came  to  this  country,  however,  and  his  career  has  ever  since 
been  identified  with  it. 

His  early  education  was  acquired  in  the  Central  High  School 
of  Philadelphia,  an  admirable  institution  of  college  preparatory 
rank.  Later  he  went  to  the  Law  School  of  Columbia  College, 
New  York,  and  was  there  graduated  LL.  B.  cum,  laude,  in  1880. 
He  also  took  the  piizes  in  constitutional  and  international  law. 

At  the  conclusion  of  his  college  course  Mr.  Rice  devoted  some 
years  to  hterary  and  educational  work.  He  was,  in  1882-83, 
lecturer  of  the  School  of  Pohtical  Science  at  Columbia  Univer- 
sity. He  was  also  an  instructor  in  the  Columbia  Law  School, 
in  1884-86. 

Mr.  Rice  then  took  up  the  practice  of  law,  devoting  himself 
chiefly  to  railroad  and  similar  practice,  and  thus  more  and  more 
became  interested  in  railroads  and  other  industrial  enterprises, 
at  first  as  comisel  and  then  as  a  director.  Thus  he  became  in- 
terested in  the  great  combination  of  hnes  now  constituting  the 
Southern  Railway.  He  was  also  for  a  time  the  foreign  repre- 
sentative of  the  Philadelphia  and  Readmg  Company. 

Mr.  Rice  is  now  deeply  interested  in  the  development  of  elec- 
tric apphances.  He  was,  from  the  commercial  point  of  view, 
the  founder  of  the  electric  storage  battery,  electric-vehicle,  and 
electric-boat  enterprises.  At  present  he  is  president  of  the  fol- 
lowing corporations  :  the  Electric  Boat  Company,  the  Electric 
Launch  Company,  the  Holland   Torpedo  Boat  Company,   the 


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ISAAC   I  .  son  of  Mai( .  teacher, 

Fanny  Kice,  his  wife,  is  descended  from  small  larn' 
prietors  in  Bavaria  and  Baden.    He  was  himself  bom  in  i  k,..v . 
Bavaria,  at  Wachenheim,  on  February  22,  1850.     In  1856 
came  to  this  coimtry,  however,  and  his  career  ha^  ever  si 
been  identified  with  it. 

His  early  edxication  was  acquired  in  the  Central  Higli  '^' 
of  Philadelphia,  an  admirable  institution  of  college  prepum 
rank.     Later  he  went  to  the  Law  School  of  Columbia  Col' 
New  York,     ^  ""     ^^    re  gradu?;'    '  ^  ^    B.  cum  Imide,  in  3 
He  also  to.  in  consti  ;nd  international 

At  the  couclusioi  ise  Mr.  Rice  devote*' 

years  to  hterary  aij  ork.     He  was,  in  1^- 

lectui'er  of  the  School  of  Pohtical  Science  at  Ct-luinbia  i 
sity.     He  was  also  an  instructor  in  the  Cohiir;!.i?i  Law 
in  1884-86. 

Mr.  Rice  then  took  up  the  prr^ 
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lowing  corporations:  the  Electric  Boat  I 
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ISAAC     LEOPOLD     RICE  313 

Electrodynamic  Company,  the  Chicago  Electric  Traction  Com- 
pany, and  the  Forum  Pubhshing  Company.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Lactroid  Company,  and  of  the  Guggenlieim  Exploration 
Company,  and  chau'man  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Electric 
Axle  Light  and  Power  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Elec- 
tric Storage  Battery  Company,  the  Electric  Vehicle  Company, 
the  Siemens-Halske  Electric  Company  of  America,  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Electric  Vehicle  Company,  and  the  Consohdated  Rubber 
Tire  Company. 

This  multiplicity  of  business  interests  has  not  prevented  Mr. 
Rice  from  becoming  known  in  social  affairs.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Association  of  the  Bar,  the  Lotus  Club,  the  Lawyers'  Club, 
the  Harmonie  Club,  the  Columbia  Yacht  Club,  the  Union  League 
Club  of  Chicago,  the  New  York  Press  Club,  the  Manhattan  Chess 
Club,  the  Franklin  Chess  Club  of  Philadelphia,  and  the  St. 
Ceorge's  Chess  Club  of  London,  England.  As  may  be  supposed 
from  the  latter  affiliations,  Mi*.  Rice  is  a  devotee  of  the  game  of 
chess,  and  has  attained  great  proficiency  in  it.  He  invented  the 
new  chess  opening  known  as  the  Rice  gambit.  He  has 
been  imipire  at  a  number  of  international  chess  matches,  and 
presented  a  trophy  to  be  played  for  at  international  imiversities 
chess  tom-naments. 

Mr.  Rice  is  the  author  of  "  What  is  Music'?''  and  of  numer- 
ous articles  which  have  appeared  in  the  "  North  American  Re- 
view," the  "Century,"  and  the  "Foiiim." 

He  was  married,  on  December  14,  1885,  to  Miss  Julia  Hyne- 
man  Bamett,  and  has  six  childi'en,  as  follows:  Muriel,  Dorothy, 
Isaac  Leopold,  Jr.,  Marion,  Marjorie,  and  Julian. 


THOMAS  GARDINER  RITCH 


THOMAS  GARDINER  RITCH,  whose  name  has  for  a  full 
generation  been  widely  and  honorably  known  in  the  legal 
profession  of  New  York,  may  be  reckoned  a  native  of  this  city, 
although  he  was  actually  bom  outside  of  its  hmits,  at  the 
summer  residence  of  his  family,  at  the  pleasant  Westchester 
County  village  of  North  Salem.  His  parents  were  residents  of 
this  city,  where  his  father.  Wells  Rossiter  Ritch,  was  a  prominent 
merchant.     His  mother's  maiden  name  was  Sarah  A.  Bamum. 

He  was  born,  as  stated,  on  September  18, 1833,  and  in  due  time 
was  sent  to  school  at  Stamford,  Connecticut.  Thence  he  went 
to  Yale  College,  and  was  gi'aduated  with  the  degi-ee  of  B.  A.  in 
the  class  of  1854,  subsequently  receiving  fi-om  Yale  the  advanced 
degree  of  M.  A.  A  course  in  the  Yale  Law  School  completed 
his  academic  training.  He  then  came  to  New  York,  pursued  his 
law  studies  fxtrther  in  the  office  of  the  Hon.  James  R.  Whiting, 
and  on  February  27,  1856,  he  was  duly  admitted  to  practice  at 
the  bar  of  New  York. 

A  trifle  less  than  two  years  later,  to  wit,  on  February  1,  1858, 
Mr.  Ritch  entered  into  partnership  with  his  Yale  College  friend, 
Stewart  L.  Woodford,  and  has  maintained  that  connection  un- 
broken down  to  the  present  time.  General  Woodford  has  been 
an  absentee  member  of  the  firm  on  several  occasions,  as  when  he 
was  serving  in  the  army  during  the  Civil  War,  and  when  he  was 
minister  to  Spain.  But  his  name  has  remained  in  its  place,  and 
at  the  end  of  his  services  elsewhere  he  has  returned  to  the  active 
work  of  the  office.  The  firm  has  been  known  as  follows: 
Woodford  &  Ritch;  Stewart,  Ritch  &  Woodford;  Arnoux, 
Ritch  &  Woodford  (1870-96) ;  and  at  the  present  time,  Ritch, 
AVoodford,  Bovee  &  Wallace. 


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THOMAS  whose  name  han 

generation  rjeen  '^     ' 

profession  of  New  Y<^ 
although  he  born  c; 

summer  resiu  ramilv,  ; 

County  village  of  North  Saleir- 
this  city,  where  his  father,  Welk  j.  u>.-m:ij  uiu  n.  ■,• 
merchant.     His  mother's  maiden  name  was  Sarai, 

He  was  boru,  as  stated,  t  '8,1833, 

was  sent  to  school  at  Sta?.  icat.     '• 

to  Yale  College,  and  was  graduated 
the  class  of  1854,  subsequently  recei.  .j.^f,  x.  ■.^. 
degree  of  M.  A.    A  course  in  the  Yale  La^' 
his  academic  training.     He  then  cai 
law  studies  fm*ther  in  the  office  of 
and  on  February  27,  1856,  he  was  duly  admittea 
the  bar  of  New  York. 

A  trifle  less  than  two  years  later,  to  wit,  on  Ft 
Mr.  Riteh  .mj:        '  '    '  ^  his  Yale 

Stewart  L.  V  :^d  that  •■ 

broken  do Wi  v.     ijieueral  Woo' 

an  absentee  I  i  on  several- occasit 

was  serving  in  th(?  army  daring  the  Civil  War,  an 
minister  to  Spain.  But  his  name  has  remained  i  ■ 
a.t  the  end  of  his  services  elsewhere  he  has  returi) 
^vo^k  of  the  office.  The  firm  has  been  kno\. 
Woodford  &  Ritch;  Stewart,  Ritch  &  Wood!  . 
Ritch  &  Woodford  (1870-96);  and  at  the  present  t 
Woodford,  Bovee  &  Wallace. 


THOMAS     GAKDINEK    BITCH  315 

Mr.  Ritch  has  held  no  political  or  other  public  offices,  with  the 
exception  of  that  of  school  ti-ustee  for  several  years  at  Stamford, 
Connecticut.  He  is  a  director  and  trustee  of  several  corpora- 
tions at  Stamford,  where  he  makes  his  home,  is  a  director  of  the 
Niagara  Fire  Insurance  Company,  and  his  firm  is  counsel  for  the 
Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Company,  the  Union  Dime  Savings 
Bank  of  New  York,  the  Dime  Savings  Bank  of  Brooklyn,  and 
other  corporations  of  the  metropolis.  Mr.  Ritch  was  an  executor 
and  trustee  of  the  wiU  of  Daniel  B.  Fayerweather,  by  which  im- 
portant bequests  were  made  to  a  number  of  colleges,  and  which 
was  the  subject  of  much  htigation. 

Mr.  Ritch's  college  fraternities  were  Alpha  Delta  Phi  and  Phi 
Beta  Kappa.  He  belongs  to  the  Yale  and  Lawyers'  clubs  of  this 
city.  For  twenty-five  years  he  has  been  an  elder  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church,  and  is  earnestly  devoted  to  its  work.  He  was 
married,  on  April  14,  1859,  to  Miss  Maria  E.  Pratt,  daughter  of 
the  late  Hiram  Pratt,  once  Mayor  of  Buffalo,  New  York.  They 
have  two  children  hving  —  Mary  Rossiter  Ritch  and  Helen  Weed 
Ritch. 

Mr.  Ritch's  career  has  been  typical  of  a  large  and  important 
class  of  American  business  and  professional  men,  who  pui'sue 
quiet,  industrious,  and  successful  courses  of  life,  and  form  the 
real  backbone  of  the  social  and  civic  body.  They  perform  no 
sensational  exploits.  Their  names  are  not  pei'petually  sounding 
in  the  popular  ear.  They  do  not  seek  nor  hold  public  office. 
Their  words  and  deeds  are  not  matters  of  contention.  But  they 
do  the  real  work  for  the  welfare  of  the  community  and  of  the 
nation.  Mr.  Ritch  has  been  throughout  his  whole  career  a 
valuable  citizen  in  all  the  relations  of  life,  and  has  constantly 
exerted,  vohmtarily  and  involuntarily,  a  potent  influence  for 
neighborly  friendship,  for  business  and  professional  integrity, 
and  for  loyal  citizenship  and  good  government.  That  is  a  record 
to  be  approved  by  all,  and  to  be  sui^passed  by  none. 


WILLIAM  H.  ROBERTSON 


THERE  was  for  mauy  years  no  citizen  of  Westchester  County, 
New  York,  more  widely  known  and  respected  than  "Judge" 
Robertson,  as  he  was  called  among  his  friends  and  neighbors. 
He  was  for  more  than  a  generation  an  active  pohtical  leader  in 
a  community  where  party  feeling  is  intense.  That  he  held  the 
respect  of  opponents  as  well  as  of  friends  is  a  fact  that  marks 
him  as,  first  of  all,  a  good  citizen. 

William  H.  Robertson  was  born  in  the  old  town  of  Bedford 
on  October  10,  1823.  He  received  a  classical  education,  studied 
law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1847.  Before  he  was  a  law- 
yer, however,  he  was  an  active  pohtician.  He  was  only  seven- 
teen years  old  when  W.  H.  Harrison  ran  for  the  Presidency,  but 
he  was  old  enough  to  go  on  the  stump  and  do  valuable  work  in 
the  campaign.  He  was  then  chosen  to  be  Superintendent  of  the 
Public  Schools  of  Bedford.  In  1848  he  was  elected  a  member  of 
the  State  Assembly,  and  served  in  that  body  for  two  years.  His 
first  term  in  the  State  Senate  began  in  1853.  At  its  end  he  ac- 
quired his  familiar  title  of  Judge,  being  in  1855  elected  county 
judge  of  Westchester  County,  which  office  he  held  for  twelve 
consecutive  years.  In  1860  he  was  a  Presidential  Elector  on  the 
Repubhcan  ticket,  and  participated  in  the  formal  election  of 
Lincoln  and  Hamlin.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  war  he  was  in- 
spector of  the  old  Seventh  Brigade  of  the  New  York  National 
Guard,  and  in  1862  Governor  Morgan  made  him  chairman  of  the 
committee  to  raise  and  organize  troops  in  his  Senate  district.  In 
1864  he  was  again  a  Presidential  Elector. 

His  legislative  career  was  resumed  in  1866,  when  he  was  elected 
to  Congress,  serving  from  March,  1867,  to  March,  1869.  In  1871 
he  returned  to  the  State  Senate,  and  was  thereafter  reelected 

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WILLIAM  H.  ;  SON 

THERE  was  for  many  yeai's  no  citizen  of  We-^tc}' 
New  York,  more  widely  known  and  respe< 
Robertson,  as  he  was  called  among  his  frien 
He  was  for  more  than  a  generation  an  active 
a  community  where  party  feeling  is  intense, 
respect  of  opponents  as  well  as  of  fiiends  is 
him  as,  first  of  all,  a  good  citizen. 

William  H.  Robertson  was  born  in  the  old  ?  •  a 
on  October  10,  1823.     He  received  a  classical 
law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1847.     B< 
yer,  however,  he  was  an  active  pohtieian.     T  i 
t^eu  years  old  when  W.  H.  Harrison  ran  f* 
he  was  old  enough  to  go  on  the  stump  a^ 
the  campaign.    JEe  was  then  chosen  t 
Pubhc  Si.hools of  Beiiford.     t,.  i< i <    .   „ ,,.,  , 
the  State  Assembly,  und  ser  t  body  f( 

tii'st  term  in  the  State  Senate  began  m  IS";" 
quired  his  faniilinr  title  of  Judc'^  v,^^;T,,_.. 
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spector  of  the  ,  ule  "f  t1 

Ouard,  and  in  18b2  ifuvcrnoi'  Moi'gan 
committee  to  raise  and  organize  troo}>- 
1804  he  was  again  a  Presidential  Elector. 

His  legislative  CAreer  was  resumed  in  186'       ' 

to  Congress,  serving  from  Mnrch.  1867.  t<.> 

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WILLIAM    H.    ROBERTSON  317 

four  times.  He  left  his  place  at  Albany  in  1881,  to  become  Col- 
lector of  the  Port  of  New  York  by  appointment  of  President 
Garfield.  This  appointment  was  made  against  the  wish  of  the 
two  United  States  Senators  from  New  York,  who  thereupon,  to 
indicate  their  displeasure,  resigned  their  seats,  and  then  sought 
reelection.  In  the  latter  aim  they  were  defeated.  The  incident 
caused  for  some  years  a  considerable  split  in  the  Republican 
party  of  the  State,  and  was  probably  the  inciting  cause  of  the 
murder  of  President  Garfield  by  the  "crank"  Guiteau.  This 
opposition  to  his  appointment  was  largely  due  to  the  fact  that 
at  the  National  Republican  Convention  of  1880  Judge  Robertson 
bad  been  the  organizer  of  the  movement  which  prevented  the 
nomination  of  General  Grant  for  the  Presidency  for  a  third 
term. 

After  serving  a  term  in  the  custom-house,  Judge  Robertson  in 
1889  returned  to  the  State  Senate,  and  was  reelected  for  another 
term.  After  its  expiration  he  lived  quietly  at  his  home  in 
Katonah,  and  continued  the  practice  of  law  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  on  December  6,  1898. 


CHARLES  FRANCIS  ROE 


THE  United  States  is  not  commonly  accounted  a  military 
nation.  It  is  not  burdened  \dth  a  vast  standing  army,  with 
the  hateful  conscription  system,  or  with  the  other  loads  which 
aimed  powers  have  to  carry.  Yet  there  is  no  nation  in  which 
the  mihtant  spmt  is  more  vital,  and  in  which  the  average  citizen 
is  more  ready  to  famiharize  himself  with  the  duties  of  warfare 
whenever  the  welfare  of  the  repulihc  may  requii'e  it.  The  wise 
constitutional  provision  for  a  militia  in  all  the  States  has  given 
us  a  fine  body  of  citizen-soldiery,  and  endowed  us  with  vast 
potentiahties  for  national  defense.  It  often  happens  that  mem- 
bers and  ofl&cers  of  mihtia  are  descendants  of  soldiers,  or  have 
themselves  served  in  the  regular  army  of  the  United  States  in 
serious  campaigns.  Such  is  the  case  with  the  subject  of  present 
consideration. 

Stephen  Roe  was  a  brave  soldier  in  the  American  army  in 
the  Revolutionary  War.  At  the  conclusion  of  that  struggle  he 
settled  in  Ulster  County,  New  York,  and  there  some  of  his  de- 
scendants have  since  hved.  His  grandson,  Stephen  Romer 
Roe,  entered  the  Hudson  River  trade,  and  became  one  of  the 
best-known  captains  on  that  river.  He  was  the  captain  of 
the  steamer  Iron  Witch  and  of  the  famous  Daniel  Drew  of  the 
Albany  Line.  His  son,  Charles  Francis  Roe,  was  born  in  the 
city  of  New  York  on  May  1,  1848,  and  was  at  first  educated  at 
an  academy  at  Sing  Sing.  Then  he  secm-ed  an  appointment  to 
the  United  States  MiUtary  Academy  at  West  Point,  on  July  1, 
1864.  He  was  graduated  in  1868,  and  received  his  commission 
as  second  lieutenant  in  the  United  States  army.  He  was 
assigned  to  the  First  Cavahy,  and  served  with  it  until  Septem- 
ber, 1870,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  Second  Cavalry.     On 

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!  3  \  RLES  FllANCIS  ROE 

TF;  .  States  is  not  commonly  accounted  a  mili 

nation.     It  is  not  bm-dened  with  a  vast  standing  army,  n 
the  hateful  conscription  system,  or  with  the  other  loads  ^'? 
armed  powers  have  to  carry.     Yet  there  is  no  nation  in  ^ 
the  mihtant  spirit  is  more  vital,  and  iii     '  '  '     '  . 

is  more  ready  to  famiharize  himself 
whenever  the  welfare  of  the  repubhc  may  reqiui-e  it.     TSi 
constitutional  provision  for  a  mihtia  in  all  the  Stat*  -  h?- 
us  a  line  body  of  citizen-soldiery,  and  endowed 
potentialities  for  national  defense.     It  often  happt 
bers  and  officers  of  militia  are  descendants  of  sol 
themselves  served  in  the  regular  army  ot 
serious  campaigns.     Such  is  the  case  witl 
consideration. 

Stephen  p-oe  was  a  brave  .<'■?''-■• 
the  Revolutionary  War,     At  the 
settle' 
seeiitl 
Roe,  . 

best-'k. 

tlie  steamer  I 
Albar.     '    ■ 

CiuV   0. 

an  academy  as 
the  United  St; 
1864.     He  was  gni 
as  second    lienteiia!!! 
assigned  to  the  P^irst  ' 
ber,  1870,  when  he  was  v4«.( 


CHARLES    FRANCIS    ROE 


319 


December  28,  1870,  he  was  musterpH  nnf  r.f  +i 
,0  t.e  ..e.uc«o.  of 'the  a^.TS"  Z°'^  ^  E  mi'  Z7 
entered  the  army  as  second  lieutenant  in  tlie  Second  CavaW 
and  soon  saw  some  active  service.    He  was  tlie  leader  of  one  of 
the  colnmn,  sent -unhappily,  too  late  -  to  the  relief  of  Gen  ra 
Cus  er  and  h.s  command  was  the  first  to  reach  the  fleM  after 

^as  promoted  to  the  rant  oT^Stlnat.^a^Uht'serd  t 
adjutant  agam  until  May,  1886.    On  January  1,  1888   he  re 
sjgned  h.s  command,  for  family  reasons,  and  came  toTew  Yo4" 

H.^Tp'^'^Z  "^™™'  ''«"  he  became  interested  in  the  Na 
?nde  tolmmanlthTfT^*^'"  ''  *"*  ^™  ^'"^  Hussa- 
vtt  T~  n'  889^'  Sinrtre^fhTV"'"  ""'  '^'^'^  ^"- 
and  ranis  aLrdin,  to  ^^Z^Zi^^:^Z::^!t^ 
and  bestKlnlled  cavahy  organization  in  the  coi^ntry      Se' 

Sr  in^isso'irr^r  ^^'^  *"■"«  "">  ™'-<i  «« 

1895  On  pT'  ""<•  *  fo/"'""-™'^™''  •''*"''<'  i"  Brooklyn  in 
1895.    On  February  9,  1898,  Governor  Black  nominated  him   o 

S  »,TTT°  v"' ,'"  '="'™'"°^  "'  '"">  National  Guarf  o  the 
Stat  of  New  York,  and  the  appointment  was  at  once  confirmed 
by  the  Senate,  without  debate.    Early  in  the  Spanish  War  ™en 

of'nXdTfl."^  '"'  P"*"-'  '°  "'^  brigrd   ;-get 

General  Roe  was  some  years  ago,  man-ied  to  Miss  Katherine 
B  Bogert  of  Brooklyn,  New  York.     He  is  a  member  of  X 
Umyersity  Union  League,  United  Service,  New  Y^k  Ith'et.c 
Mihtary,  Barnard,  Driving,  St.  Nicholas    ani  Unte^S  ates 

^r'hical  SoV'.™^  n  "^  «^™'"«o'''  ™"  *1«  American 
teographieal  Society.  He  is  engaged  in  business  in  this  citv 
and  IS  the  possessor  of  an  ample  fortune.  ^' 


THEODORE  ROOSEVELT 


FEW  names  are  so  prominently  and  so  honorably  identified  with 
the  history  and  substantial  growth  of  New  York  city  as 
that  of  Roosevelt.  It  was  planted  here  in  early  times  by  pioneers 
from  Holland.  It  is  perpetuated  upon  the  map  and  in  the  records 
of  the  city  through  being  borne  by  a  street,  a  great  hospital,  and 
other  public  institutions.  Most  of  all,  it  has  been  borne  in  many 
successive  generations  by  men  of  high  character  and  important 
achievements,  who  have  fittingly  led  the  way  for  the  present 
conspicuous  representative  of  the  family.  For  eight  generations 
before  him  the  paternal  ancestors  of  Theodore  Roosevelt  were 
settled  in  New  York,  and  more  than  one  of  them  attained  dis- 
tinction in  business,  in  philantlu'opie  work,  and  in  the  public 
service  of  city.  State,  and  nation.  They  have  intermanied  with 
other  prominent  families,  of  other  racial  origins,  so  that  in  this 
generation  there  is  a  mingling  of  Dutch,  Scotch,  Irish,  and 
French  Huguenot  blood  within  the  Roosevelt  veins. 

Of  such  ancestry  Theodore  Roosevelt  was  born,  at  No.  28  East 
Twentieth  Street,  New  York,  on  October  27, 1858.  He  was  grad- 
uated from  Harvard  in  1880,  and  then  spent  some  time  in  Euro- 
pean travel.  On  his  return  home  he  studied  law.  In  the  fall  of 
1881  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Assembly  from  the  Twenty-first 
District  of  New  York  city.  By  reelection  he  continued  in  that 
])ody  during  the  sessions  of  1883  and  188-4.  He  introduced  im- 
portant reform  measures,  and  his  entire  legislative  career  was 
made  conspicuous  by  the  courage  and  zeal  with  which  he  assailed 
political  abuses.  As  chairman  of  tbe  committee  on  cities  he 
introduced  the  measure  which  took  from  the  Board  of  Aldermen 
the  power  to  confinn  or  reject  the  appointments  of  the  Mayor. 
He  was  chairman  of  the  noted  legislative  investigating  com- 
mittee which  bore  his  name. 

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THEODORE  ELT 

FEW  uumes  are  so  prominently  and  so  ho-j f 
the  histoiy  and  substantial  growti 
that  of  Roosevelt.    It  was  planted  here  in 
fi-om  HoUand.    It  is  perpetviated  upon  tlx.' 
of  the  city  through  being  borne  by  a  str^ 
other  public  institutions.     Most  of  all,  it  : 
successive  generations  by  men  of  high  < 
achievements,  who  liave  fittingly  led  tJ 
conspicuous -rtipresentative  of  the  family, 
before  him  the  paternal  ancestors  of  Tl 
settled  in  New  York,  and  more  than  ov.- 
tinction  in  business,  in  philanthropic  ^v 
soTA' ice  of  city,  State,  and  nation.     They 
other  prorainent  families,  of  other,  racia^ 
generation  there  is  a  mingling  of  Di;; 
French  Huguenot  blood  within  the  Roof 

Of  such  ancestry  Tl' 
Twentieth  Street,  N.-nv  , 
lintod  fr'>ni  F 
pea?'    '    • 
18JS1 
pist.n-' 
body  <iu' 
port^iut 


tlie  powi 

He 

mif! 


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THEODOKE    ROOSEVELT  321 

In  188G  Mr.  Roosevelt  was  the  Republican  candidate  for  Mavor 
against  Abram  S.  Hewitt,  candidate  of  the  United  DelfrTcv 
and  Henry  George,  United  Labor  candidate      Mr  HeHf  t^' 
elected       Tti   19SQ   M,.    t?  ■,,        j^^iurtLw.      ivn,  jiewitt  was 

eiectea.      in  IhSJ  Mr.  Roosevelt  was  appointed  by  Presi.lent 
Harrison  a  member  of  the  United  States  Civil  Service  CommTs 
sion.     His  ability  and  rugged  honestv  in  ih.  ^7'^'^^^^'<;^mi''- 
the  afPflirs  nf  +iiof  .m  xi    ,^^*-^'^^^  ^^i  the  administration  of 

ized  pohce  force  was  greatly  improved  aemoial- 

iVewto'l'  'T  "":  T  ''^'''  ''y  *^^  P^'-^ident  to  give  up  his 
New  York  office  to  become  Assistant  Secretai-v  of  X  Navt 
Then  again  his  energy  and  quick  mastery  of  detail  had  muchTo 
do  with  the  speedy  equipment  of  the  navy  forttTbi-miar  fp« 
in   he  war  with  Spain.     But  soon  after  the  ou^te ak       the  1- 
m  1898  his  patriotism  and  love  of  active  life  led  him  to  leavelhe 
comparative  quiet  of  his  government  office  for  sTrvLe  ilthe 
field.     As  a  heu  enant-colonel  of  volunteers  he  recruteTthe  First 
Volunteer  Cavalry,  popularly  known  as  the  Rough  Riders      The 
men  were  gathered  largely  from  the  cow-boys  of  tS  We'st  Ld 
Southwest,  but  also    numbered  many  coHege-bred  ml  of  the 

In  the  beginning  he  was  second  in  command,  with  the  rank  of 
heutenant-colonel,  Dr.  Leonard  Wood  bemg  rirel  But  't 
the  close  of  the  war  the  latter  was  a  brigadier  general  ;ndRoo.P 
velt  was  colonel  in  command.  Since  n'o  horseTwe  e  t^-P^^^^^^^^^ 
to  Cuba  this  regmient,  together  with  the  rest  of  the  cavah  v  was 
obhged  to  serve  on  foot.  The  regiment  distinguishrdftlel  iilhe 
Santiago  campaign,  and  Colonel  Roosevelt  became  famous  for 
bs  bravery  m  leading  the  charge  up  San  Juan  Hill  on  Julvl 

Upon  Colonel   Roosevelt's  return  to  New  Vn,.v  fi. 
poplar  demand  for  M.  nomination",!:  cZ2^  "^ZJT^ 
the  State  Convention  he  was  nominated  by  the  Citizens'  Union! 


322  THEODORE    ROOSEVELT 

but  he  declined,  replying  that  he  was  a  Republican.  The  Demo- 
crats tried  to  frustrate  his  nomination  by  attempting  to  prove 
that  he  had  lost  his  legal  residence  in  this  State.  That  plan 
failed,  and  he  was  nominated  in  the  convention  by  a  vote  of 
seven  hundred  and  fifty -thi'ee  to  two  hundred  and  eighteen.  The 
campaign  throughout  the  State  was  spirited.  Colonel  Roosevelt 
took  the  stump  and  delivered  many  speeches.  His  pluraUty  was 
eighteen  thousand  and  seventy-nine.  His  administration  since 
January  1,  1897,  is  fresh  in  the  minds  of  all. 

Early  in  the  year  1900  it  became  evident  that  he  was  the  pop- 
ular favorite  for  the  nomination  for  Vice-President  of  the  United 
States  on  the  Republican  ticket.  Personally  he  would  have  pre- 
ferred renomination  for  the  Governorship  of  New  York ;  but  the 
unanimity  and  earnestness  of  the  call  for  him  to  take  a  place 
upon  the  national  ticket  prevailed.  In  the  National  Republican 
Convention  at  Philadelphia,  on  June  21, 1900,  President  McKinley 
was  renominated  by  acclamation,  and  Governor  Roosevelt  was 
nominated  for  Vice-President,  also  by  acclamation,  and  in  circum- 
stances of  unanimity  and  enthusiasm  never  before  known  in 
connection  with  that  office. 

In  the  midst  of  his  intensely  active  life  Mr.  Roosevelt  has  found 
time  to  do  considerable  literary  work.  The  year  after  he  was 
graduated  from  college  he  published  his  "  Naval  War  of  1812  " ; 
in  1886  there  came  from  his  pen  a  "  Life  of  Thomas  H.  Benton," 
pubhshed  in  the  American  Statesmen  Series;  the  following 
year  he  published  a  "  Life  of  Gouverneur  Morris,"  which  was 
followed  in  1888  by  his  popular  "  Ranch  Life  and  Hunting  Trail." 
In  1889  were  published  the  first  two  volumes  of  what  he  con- 
siders his  greatest  work,  "  The  Winning  of  the  West."  In  1890 
he  added  to  the  series  of  Historic  Towns  a  "  History  of  New 
York  City."  "  Essays  on  Practical  Politics,"  pubhshed  in  1892, 
was  followed  the  next  year  by  "  The  Wilderness  Hmiter,"  while 
in  1894  he  added  a  third  volume  to  his  "  Winning  of  the  West." 
In  1898  he  collected  a  volume  of  essays,  entitled  "American 
Pohtical  Ideas."  Since  the  Spanish  War  he  has  written  a  book 
on  the  Rough  Riders,  and  a  series  of  articles  on  OUver  Crom- 
well by  him  has  been  appearing  in  "  Scribner's." 


ELIHII  ROOT 


BY  nativity  Elihu  Root  is  a  sou  of  New  York  State.  Through 
ancestry  he  belongs  to  New  England,  and  before  that  to  old 
England.  His  father,  Oren  Root,  is  admiringly  and  affectionately 
remembered  as  one  of  the  foremost  educators  of  his  day,  having 
been  professor  of  mathematics  in  Hamilton  College  from  1849 
to  1885,  and  for  a  part  of  that  time  also  professor  of  mineralogy 
and  geology.  In  1845  the  family  home  was  at  Clinton,  Oneida 
County,  New  York,  and  there,  on  February  15  of  that  year,  Elihu 
Root  was  boi'u.  His  early  years  were  spent  at  that  place,  and 
his  early  education  was  gained  at  home  and  at  the  local  schools. 
At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  was  fitted  to  enter  college,  and  the 
college  of  his  choice  was  Hamilton,  with  which  his  father  was 
so  conspicuously  identified.  There  he  pursued  a  course  note- 
worthy not  only  for  his  admirable  mastery  of  his  studies  but 
also  for  the  decided  and  forceful,  manly  character  which  he  devel- 
oped. It  may  be  added  that  he  paid  his  own  way  through  college 
by  teaching  school.  In  1864  he  was  duly  graduated,  and  forth- 
with entered  upon  the  study  of  the  law.  At  this  time  his  means 
were  still  limited,  and  he  was  compelled  to  act  as  a  tutor  while 
he  was  a  law  student  in  order  to  pay  his  way.  These  double 
duties  were,  however,  successfully  perfonued.  His  law  studies 
were  chiefly  pursued  in  the  Law  School  of  New  York  University, 
then  called  the  University  of  the  City  of  New  York,  and  in  1867 
he  was  graduated  and  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar. 

Seldom  does  a  young  lawyer  attain  success  so  immediate  and 
so  substantial  as  that  which  marked  Mr.  Root's  career.  He 
served  an  apprenticeship  in  the  office  of  Man  &  Parsons,  and 
then  formed  a  partnership  with  John  H.  Strahan.  Later  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  Willard  Bartlett,  who  became  a  jus- 

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324  ELIHU     ROOT 

tice  of  the  Supreme  Court.  He  was  at  one  time  counsel  for 
William  M.  Tweed.  In  the  famous  Stewart  will  case  he  was 
chief  counsel  for  Judge  Hilton.  He  was  also  chief  counsel  for 
the  executors  in  the  Hoyt  and  Fayerweather  will  cases.  He 
was  i^roniinent  in  the  Broadway  street-railroad  litigation,  in  the 
Sugar  Trust  litigation,  and  in  the  suit  of  Shipniau,  Barlow,  La- 
rocque  &  Choate  against  the  Bank  of  the  State  of  New  York 
(growing  out  of  the  notorious  Bedell  forgeries).  In  the  aque- 
duct litigation  of  O'Brien  rs.  the  Mayor  of  the  city  of  New  York 
he  was  successful  against  the  opposition  of  Joseph  H.  Choate,  and 
thus  saved  to  the  city  some  millions  of  dollars.  In  many  other 
important  cases  Mr.  Root  has  been  successfully  engaged,  and  at 
the  time  of  his  entry  into  the  President's  cabinet  he  had  one  of 
the  largest  practices  in  the  entire  legal  profession  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Root  early  took  an  active  interest  in  politics,  as  a  Repub- 
lican. In  1879  he  was  a  candidate  for  judge  of  the  Court  of 
Common  Pleas,  and  although  defeated  with  the  rest  of  the  Re- 
jjubliean  ticket  he  polled  a  large  vote.  President  Arthur  in 
1883  appointed  him  United  States  District  Attorney  for  the 
Southern  District  of  New  York,  and  he  held  that  place  until  the 
middle  of  President  Cleveland's  first  term,  when  he  resigned  it. 
He  became  the  leader  of  the  Republican  party  in  his  Assembly 
District,  and  was  the  representative  of  that  district  on  the 
County  Committee.  In  1886  and  1887  he  was  chairman  of  the 
Repubhcan  County  Committee.  In  1893-94  Mr.  Root  became 
dissatisfied  with  the  "machine  methods"  of  party  management, 
and  was  a  conspicuous  member  of  the  Committee  of  Thirty 
which  vindertook  the  reform  of  the  party  organization.  Again, 
in  1897,  he  was  a  vigorous  supporter  of  Seth  Low  for  the  Mayor- 
alty, against  the  Republican  machine  and  Tammany  candidates. 
In  1898  he  was  an  earnest  advocate  of  the  nomination  and  elec- 
tion of  Theodore  Roosevelt  as  Governor  of  New  York,  and  was 
his  counsel  in  some  important  matters  relatmg  to  the  campaigu. 

Upon  the  resignation  of  General  Alger,  in  July,  1899,  ]\Ir. 
Root  was  chosen  by  President  McKinley  to  succeed  him  as 
Secretary  of  War.  He  at  once  entered  upon  the  duties  of  that 
important  of&ce  with  his  charactei'istic  energy  and  abihty,  and 
soon  obtained  a  masterly  knowledge  of  the  details  of  the  depart- 
ment.    He  did  more  than  that.     He  initiated  large  reforms  and 


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improvements  m  the  military  organization  of  the  country,  and 
was  ms  rumental  m  effecting  their  adoption.  The  trouW  s"n 
he  Ph:hppn.es  and  m  China  have  made  the  War  Department 
a  center  of  great  responsibihty  and  activity  during  Mr  Rood's 
mcumbency,  but  the  confidence  of  the  President  and  the  nat^n 
m  his  abihty  to  discharge  all  his  duties  has  never  wavered 
Mr  Root  IS  a  member  of  the  Bar  Association,  the  New  England 

Ss'itv'l  "  ^"#r'  Republican,  Centmy,  Metropohtan 
Univeisity,  Lawyers',  Players',  and  other  clubs  of  New  York 
He  has  been  president  of  the  New  England  Society  and  of  the 
Umon  League  and  Republican  clubs,  and  vice-president  of  the 
Bar  Association.  He  has  fi-equently  appeared  in  pubhc  as  an 
orator  on  important  occasions,  and  is  esteemed  af  one  of  the 
most  eloquent  and  convincing  speakers  of  the  day.  He  has  lon^ 
been  a  trustee  of  Hamilton  College,  and  in  1894  received  from 
that  institution  the  degree  of  LL.  D  ^«^eivea  trom 


HARRY  GODLEY  RUNKLE 

HARRY  GODLEY  RUNKLE,  who  before  reaching  middle 
age  became  a  leading  and  dominant  figiire  in  the  industrial 
and  commercial  world,  is  of  remote  Gennan  ancestry.  His  first 
progenitor  in  this  country  was  Adam  Runkle,  who  came  hither 
from  Germany  in  the  year  1720,  and  settled  in  the  then  province 
of  New  Jersey,  where  both  before  and  after  that  date  so  many 
of  his  countrymen  settled,  and  to  the  development  of  which  prov- 
ince into  an  important  State  they  so  largely  contributed.  In 
New  Jersey,  and  in  the  northern  and  eastern  part  thereof,  then 
known  as  East  Jersey,  the  Rimkle  family  remained  for  generation 
after  generation  down  to  the  present  time.  Its  members  retained 
the  best  characteristics  of  the  old  German  stock,  and  also  be- 
came fully  assimilated  to  the  composite  organism  which  in  time 
became  known  as  the  American  nation.  They  exhibited,  in 
every  generation  and  in  all  walks  of  life,  characteristic  intelli- 
gence, energy,  and  thiift,  and  became  prominent  in  industrial  and 
social  affairs. 

In  the  last  generation  Daniel  Runkle,  a  direct  descendant  of 
Adam  Runkle,  lived  at  Asbury,  in  WaiTcn  County,  New  Jersey, 
and  was  president  of  the  important  Warren  Foundry  aud  Ma- 
chine Company,  in  the  neighboring  city  of  Philhpsburg.  To 
him  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  Runkle,  the  subject  of  the  present 
sketch  was  born. 

Hany  Godley  Runkle  was  born  at  Asbury,  Wan-en  County, 
New  Jersey,  on  June  10,  1858.  His  childhood  was  spent  at  the 
parental  home,  but  his  more  advanced  education  was  acquired  in 
the  well-known  Charlier  Institute,  at  Sixth  Avenue  aud  Fifty- 
ninth  Street,  New  York,  facing  Central   Park.      That  was  a 

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... ......  ^^...^..  . — .  .^ 

HARRY  (;  E,  who  bet  ore  reaching  d, 

age  becLi.^....  .. ....,....,-  .......  Uominaut  figui'e  hi  the  indxi 

and  commercial  world,  is  of  remote  Gremian  ancestry.     Hi 
progenitor  in  this  country  was  Adam  Runkle,  who  came  L 
from  Germany  in  the  year  1720,  and  settled  in  the  then  pro 
of  New  Jersey,  where  ];oth  before  and  after  that  date  so 
of  his  countrymen  settled,  and  to  the  development  of  which 
ince  into  an  important  State  they  so  largely  contributed 
New  Jersey,  and  in  the  northern  and  eastern  part  thereof 
known  as  East  Jersey,  the  Runkle  family  remained  for  ffene^ 
after  generation  down  to  the  present  time.     It- 
the  best  chai-acteristics  of  the  old  German 
came  fully  assimilated  to  the  composite  orgamsm  which  v. 
became  known  as  the  American  nation.     They  exliibi" 
eveiy  generation  and  in  all  walks  of  life,  chai'acteristit 
gence,  energy,  and  thrift,  and  became  prominent  in  indu? 
social  affair^ 

In  tho  ;i-  direct  desce: 

AdamRu.,.x  ,  .  /.....;  a  County,  Nc 

and  was  pre.sidenl  iri  rant  Warren  Foundry 

chine  Comi>any,  in  th.-   ::  ••^iiDoring  city  of  Philli)  -' 
him  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  Runkle,  the  subject  o\ 
sketch  was  bom. 

Harry  <lodley  Runkle  was  born  at  Aslmiy,  Warri 
Now  Jersey,  on  June  10,  1858.     His  childhood  wa; 
parental  home,  but  his  more  advanced  education  v,-. 
the  well-kuown  Charlit^f  TVistitntp.  at  Sixth  Aveii 
ninth  Street.  New  Y  !   Park. 


^y^^yti.i^£c 


HAREY  GODLEY  RUNKLE  327 

school  of  great  vogue  and  high  merit  iu  its  time,  but  it  has  now 
goue  out  of  existence. 

On  leaving  school  Mr.  Rimkle  turned  bis  attention  to  business, 
and  pai'ticularly  to  distinctively  industrial  affair's.  He  became  a 
clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Peoj^le's  Gas  Light  Company,  in  Jersey 
City,  New  Jersey,  entering  that  employment  for  the  express 
purpose  of  learning  the  business  of  the  manufactm*e  and  distribu- 
tion of  gas.  Next  he  became  treasurer  of  the  People's  Gas  Light 
Company  at  Paterson,  New  Jersey.  Prom  the  latter  city  he  re- 
moved to  the  city  of  Plaiufield,  New  Jersey,  and  there  made  his 
home,  and  became  president  of  the  Plaiufield  Gas  and  Electric 
Light  Company,  a  place  which  he  still  holds. 

In  1887  Mr.^Runkle  joined  himself  with  R.  A.  C.  Smith  in 
forming  the  firm  of  Runkle,  Smith  &  Company,  which  con- 
structed the  waterworks  system  of  Havana,  Cuba. 

Other  corporations  besides  those  named  with  which  Mr. 
Runkle  is  now  officially  connected  are  the  American  Mail  Steam- 
ship Company,  the  American  Indies  Company,  the  Connecticut 
Lighting  and  Power  Company,  the  Warren  Foundiy  and 
Machine  Company,  the  Plattsburg  (New  York)  Light,  Heat,  and 
Power  Company,  and  the  White  Plains  (New  York)  Lighting 
Company. 

Mr.  Runkle  has  held  and  has  sought  no  pohtical  office,  and 
has  taken  no  part  in  politics  beyond  that  of  a  private  citizen. 
He  is,  in  both  inheritance  and  personal  conviction,  an  earnest 
Repubhcan. 

He  is  well  kno^vTi  in  the  city  of  New  York,  in  both  business 
and  social  life.  Among  the  prominent  clubs  of  which  he  is  a 
member  are  the  Union  League,  Manhattan,  Lawyers',  and  New 
York  Yacht  clubs,  aU  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Runkle  was  married  at  Easton,  Pennsylvania,  on  June  3, 
1880,  his  bride  being  Miss  Jeannie  F.  Randolph,  a  member  of  an 
old  and  honored  family  of  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania.  Two 
children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Runkle :  Daniel  Run- 
kle, who  at  this  writing  is  a  student  at  Yale,  and  Mary  Gray 
Runkle. 


HENRY  WOODWARD  SACKETT 

THE  name  of  Sackett  has  been  well  known  in  this  country 
ever  since  the  foundation  of  the  New  England  colonies. 
Some  who  bore  it  were  among  the  Plymouth  Pilgrims.  Later 
several  followed  Roger  WiUiams  to  Rhode  Island,  and  were 
among  his  chief  supporters  there.  In  a  still  later  generation  was 
Major  Buel  Sackett,  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and 
one  of  those  upon  whom  devolved  the  mournful  duty  of  witness- 
ing the  execution  of  Major  Andre.  A  son  of  Major  Sackett  was 
a  captain  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  a  son  of  the  latter,  Solon  Philo 
Sackett,  became  a  prominent  physician  and  surgeon  at  Ithaca, 
New  York.  Dr.  Sackett,  who  died  in  1893,  was  the  father  of  the 
subject  of  this  sketch.  His  wife  was  Lovedy  K.  Woodward,  the 
daughter  of  Charles  Woodward,  an  English  gentleman  who, 
having  come  to  this  country  on  a  hunting  trip,  was  so  impressed 
with  the  charms  of  central  New  York  that  he  purchased  a  large 
tract  of  land  between  Cayuga  and  Seneca  lakes,  and  made  his 
home  there  for  the  remainder  of  his  hfe.  He  was  an  enthusiastic 
and  discriminating  collector  of  ornithological  and  conchological 
specimens,  and  amassed  One  of  the-  finest  private  museums  of 
such  objects  in  this  country. 

Henry  Woodward  Sackett,  son  of  Dr.  S.  P.  Sackett  and 
Lovedy  Woodward  Sackett,  was  born  at  Enfield,  New  York,  on 
August  31,  1853.  Much  of  his  childhood  was  spent  at  the  home 
of  his  grandfather,  Mr.  Woodward,  under  whose  influence,  as 
well  as  under  that  of  his  own  father,  his  mind  was  early  imbued 
with  studiousness  and  with  a  love  of  literature  and  science.  He 
received  a  preparatoiy  education  at  Ithaca  Academy,  and  at  the 
age  of  fifteen  years  was  matriculated  at  Coi"nell  University.  He 
did  not  at  once  enter  upon  the  university  course,  however,  but 


..i^^ 


HENRY  WOODWARD  SACKETT 


flpHE  name  of  Sackett  has  been  well  known  in  this 
-i-  ever  since  the  foimdatii  ""  "^  e  New  England  ■ 
Some  who  bore  it  were  am.  iymouth  Pilgrims, 

several  followed  Roger  Wiliiaj^'  )de  Island,  an 

among  his  chief  supporters  there  il  later  generat: 

Major  Buel  Sackett,  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  T\' 
one  of  those  upon  whom  devolved  the  mournful  duty  of  \ 
ing  the  execution  of  Major  Andre.     A  son  of  Major  Sael  ■ 
a  captain  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  a  son  of  the  latter,  Sole 
Sackett,  became  a  prominent  phvRif'ian  and  surgeon  at 
New  York.    Dr.  Sackett,  who  dio  ,  was  the  fathf 

subject  of  this  pi-'^^f'-'t'      His  wift^  dy  K.  Woodwa 

daughter  of  (  ,  oodwanr  .^lish  gentlemar 

having  come  to  ih.X6  country  on  i.  .      '     was  so  m 

with  the  charms  of  centr?!  New  '  purchase; 

tract  of  laiid  between  •  es,  and 

home  fh-.-T'H  f<>r  HiA  iv-rr,  -iS  an  >  ;  ■ 

and  d 
specii 
such  ; 

Henry    \V%...  u   '■>i   ijy.    t\ 

Lovedy  Woodv  ,  -^orn  at  Enti('- 

August  31,  1853.    Miich  of  his  childhood  was 
of  his  grandfather,  Mr.  Woodward,  trader  ■ 
well  as  under  that  of  his  own  father,  his  r 
with  studiousncss  and  with  a  lov 
received  a  preparatory  o<iu<-ar^'/T 
age  of  fifteen  years  was  mat 
did  not  at  once  enter  upon 


HENRY    WOODWAED     SACKETT  329 

spent  some  time  in  teaching.  Finally  he  pursued  tlie  full  classi- 
cal course  at  the  university,  and  was  graduated  in  1875  with  the 
highest  rank  in  mathematics  and  various  other  honors  and  class 
distinctions.  The  next  year  was  spent  in  teaching  at  the  Monti- 
cello  (New  York)  Military  Academy,  and  then  he  came  to  this 
city  to  study  and  practise  law. 

Mr.  Sackett's  legal  studies  were  piu-sued  chiefly  in  a  first-rate 
law  office,  and  were  combined  with  newspaper  work  on  the  staff 
of  the  "  Tribune."  In  1879  he  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the 
New  York  bar,  and  then  became  associated  in  business  with 
Cornehus  A.  Runkle,  who  was  for  many  years  coimsel  for  the 
"  Tribune  "  and  one  of  the  best-known  lawyers  of  this  city.  Mr. 
Runkle  died  in  1888,  and  Mr.  Sackett  succeeded  him  as  counsel 
for  the  "  Tribune."  At  that  time  he  formed  a  law  partnership 
with  Charles  Gibson  Bennett,  imder  the  name  of  Sackett  &  Ben- 
nett. Six  years  later  ]Mr.  Bennett  was  succeeded  in  the  firm  by 
William  A.  McQuaid,  the  name  becoming  Sackett  &  McQuaid. 
Mr.  McQuaid  was  educated  at  Yale  University,  where  he  was 
valedictorian  of  his  class,  and  he  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  most 
promising  of  the  younger  alumni  of  that  university.  Finally,  in 
1897,  the  firm  was  fm*ther  enlarged  by  the  entrance  of  Selden 
Bacon,  a  son  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Leonard  Woolsey  Bacon  and  grand- 
son of  the  famous  Leonard  Bacon.  Mr.  Bacon  was  formerly 
professor  of  equity  and  practice  in  the  Law  School  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota.  The  firm,  now  known  as  Sackett,  Bacon 
&  McQuaid,  has  an  enviable  rank  in  the  legal  profession  of  New 
York. 

Mr.  Sackett,  as  counsel  for  the  "  Tribune,"  has  won  distinc- 
tion by  the  unvarjdng  success  with  which  he  has  defended  the 
occasional  libel  suits  brought  against  that  paper.  In  connection 
with  that  part  of  his  professional  work  he  wi'ote,  in  188-1,  a  brief 
treatise  on  the  law  of  libel,  especially  designed  for  the  use  of 
newspaper  men,  to  inform  them  upon  the  subject,  and  to  enable 
them,  as  far  as  possible,  to  avoid  such  suits,  and  to  be  prepared 
to  defend  them  when  unavoidable.  His  early  fondness  for  news- 
paper work  has  continued,  and  has  been  manifested  in  the  writing 
of  numerous  editorial  and  other  articles  for  the  "  Tribune  "  on 
legal  and  other  matters  in  which  he  is  especially  interested.  Mr. 
Sackett  has  long  taken  an  earnest  interest  in  politics,  and  has 


330  HENRY    WOODWARD    SACKETT 

been  an  efficient  worker  for  reformed  methods  of  municipal 
administration,  but  has  never  been  a  candidate  for  office.  He 
entered  the  National  Guai'd  of  the  State  of  New  York  some  years 
ago  as  a  member  of  Troop  A,  now  Squadi'on  A,  the  crack  cavalry 
organization.  In  1896  he  was  appointed  aide-de-camp,  with  the 
rank  of  colonel,  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Black.  During  the 
Spanish  War,  in  1898,  he  did  several  mouths  of  recruiting  ser- 
vice in  the  North,  and  was  paymaster  of  the  New  York  troops  in 
the  South,  with  the  rank  of  assistant  paymaster-general. 

Mr.  Sackett  was,  from  1895  to  1897  inclusive,  president  of  the 
Cornell  University  Club  of  New  York,  one  of  the  largest  college 
alumni  organizations  in  the  city,  and  is  a  trustee  of  Cornell  Uni- 
vei'sity,  elected  by  the  alumni  in  June,  1899 ;  a  trustee  of  the 
Society  for  the  Preservation  of  Scenic  and  Historic  Places  and 
Objects ;  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Society  of  Medical  Juris- 
prudence ;  and  a  member  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation, the  University  Club,  City  Club,  Hardware  Club,  Bar 
Association,  St.  George's  Society,  St.  Nicholas  Society,  American 
Geographical  Society,  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  Order 
of  the  Founders  and  Patriots  of  America,  and  various  other  or- 
ganizations. He  is  a  communicant  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Chiu'ch,  and  a  vestryman  of  St.  Thomas's  Church,  Mamaroneck, 
New  York,  at  which  place  he  has  a  fine  smnmer  home. 

Mr.  Sackett  was  married,  in  1886,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Titus, 
daughter  of  Edmund  Titus  of  Brooklyn,  one  of  the  incorpora- 
tors of  the  New  York  Produce  Exchange. 


^-^7U/^?y'>-:? 


SELL  SAGE 


■  ii(i\...lii  is  ill  a 
aore  interesti; 
;1  stock  u^ 
ler  there 
le  venera: 
Sage  has 
advanced 
is  no  one 
xerts  a  g: 
operation- 
iind  in  a  sc 
d  by  metho<: 
•  1  or  stimnlaj 
.re  remains,  i; 
robust  and  a- 


^i,  and  ;i! 
-^ore  intfi 
this  sketch, 
of  Wall  '' 
nsaetivf 
uouswl 

•e  upon  ti        ,  , 

iied  with  more  intentness. 


;  Oi  iiorij 
.  as  keen  = 
';]  boiiy  as  any  of  his  colk 


With  a 


df 


Sage  war< 

of  Verona,  -       ,u;i 

's  parents,   K'lisha 

i  »ef ore  left  i 

West,  in  M 


nllage  of  Shenandoah,  ip 


■xo  xo  what  was  then 
-th  of  their  son,  how- 
of  further  migration,  and  re- 

:-...:^..,  .,.,.,.,  ,M.      -■  w  years  later  to  '■     '         ••'     i,, 

lounty.      There   rhcy  dwelt  nei-mar:  ..^.^ 

died  in  1854  .^^ 

reputation  ,,,^^^ 

^^™'  ^''^  le  an  err^d 

groeeiys..        .  ..    ^..,.. _    :.:.ky  Sage,  at 

i^ork.     There,  despite  his  hard  woi-k  and  long  hours 

331 


RUSSELL  SAGE 

THERE  is  in  all  the  business  world  of  the  United  States  no 
more  interesting  department  than  that  which  is  found  in  the 
money  and  stock  market  of  Wall  Street,  and  among  all  the  actors 
in  the  latter  there  is  certainly  no  more  interesting  figure  than 
that  of  the  venerable  subject  of  this  sketch.  For  nearly  forty 
years  Mr.  Sage  has  been  a  leader  of  Wall  Street,  and  to-day,  de- 
spite his  advanced  age,  he  is  still  as  active  and  as  forceful  as  ever, 
and  there  is  no  one  in  all  the  strenuous  whirl  of  American  bourse 
life  who  exerts  a  greater  influence  upon  the  current  of  business, 
or  whose  operations  are  watched  with  more  intentness.  With  a 
sound  mind  in  a  sound  body,  such  dual  soundness  scrupulously 
guarded  by  methodical  liabits  of  life,  abstinence  from  the  use  of 
tobacco  or  stimulants,  and  the  keeping  of  normal  hours  for  sleep, 
Mr.  Sage  remains,  at  eighty-four  years,  as  keen  of  intellect  and  all 
but  as  robust  and  active  of  body  as  any  of  his  colleagues  of  half 
his  years. 

Russell  Sage  was  born  in  the  little  village  of  Shenandoah,  in 
the  town  of  Verona,  Oneida  County,  New  York,  on  August  15, 
1816.  His  parents,  Elisha  and  Prudence  (Risley)  Sage,  had 
shortly  before  left  the  Mohawk  Valley  to  go  to  what  was  then 
the  far  West,  in  Michigan.  After  the  birth  of  their  son,  how- 
ever, they  abandoned  their  plans  of  further  migration,  and  re- 
mained at  Verona,  removing  two  years  later  to  Durhamville,  in 
the  same  county.  There  they  dwelt  permanently,  and  there 
EUsha  Sage  died  in  185-1,  after  his  son  had  attained  a  fortune  and 
a  national  reputation.  Russell  Sage  spent  his  childhood  upon 
bis  father's  farm,  and  at  the  age  of  twelve  years  became  an  errand 
boy  in  the  grocery  store  of  his  brother,  Henry  Risley  Sage,  at 
Troy,  New  York.     There,  despite  his  hard  work  and  long  hours 

331 


332  RUSSELL    SAGE 

of  duty,  he  continued  the  studies  he  had  begun  at  the  district 
school,  and  thus  in  time  acquired  an  excellent  education. 

At  the  age  of  twenty-one  Mr.  Sage  became  the  partner  of 
another  brother,  Elisha  Montague  Sage,  in  a  retail  grocery  store, 
also  in  Troy,  and  a  few  years  later,  through  enterprise  and  econ- 
omy, accumulated  enoi;gh  capital  to  buy  out  his  brother's  interest 
and  become  sole  proprietor.  Thus  he  prospered  until  1839,  when 
he  made  the  store  a  wholesale  establishment,  and  took  John  W. 
Bates  as  his  partner.  A  large  business  was  done  in  agricultural 
produce,  beef,  pork,  and  flour,  and  also  in  horses,  and  a  number 
of  vessels  plying  on  the  Hudson  River  were  first  chartei'ed  and 
then  purchased  by  the  firm  for  its  use.  His  prominence  in  busi- 
ness led  Mr.  Sage  into  politics,  as  a  Whig,  and  he  was  an  Alder- 
man of  Troy  in  1845,  and  for  some  years  after  that  treasurer  of 
Rensselaer  County.  In  1848  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  National 
Whig  Convention,  and  voted  for  Henry  Clay  until  it  was  evident 
that  the  latter's  candidacy  was  hopeless,  when  he  changed  his 
vote  to  General  Taylor,  who  was  nominated.  Two  years  later 
Mr.  Sage  was  a  candidate  for  Representative  in  Congress,  but 
was  defeated.  He  was  elected,  however,  in  1852,  and  again,  by 
an  increased  majority,  in  1854.  In  Congress  he  served  on  the 
Ways  and  Means  and  other  important  committees,  and  won  wide 
notice  as  a  valuable  legislator.  He  also  took  a  leading  part  in 
the  measures  which  led  to  the  dismption  of  the  Wliig  party  and 
the  formation  of  the  Republican  party,  to  which  latter  he  attached 
himself  at  its  foundation. 

During  his  Congressional  career  Mr.  Sage  maintained  his  busi- 
ness in  Troy,  and  made  frequent  trips  to  that  city.  On  one  of 
these  trips  he  made  the  acquaintance  of  Jay  Gould,  and  friend- 
ship arose  between  the  two  men  which  powerfully  influenced  the 
after  lives  of  both.  Through  that  influence  Mr.  Sage  was  led,  in 
1857,  to  give  up  his  business  at  Troy  and  devote  his  attention  to 
purely  financial  matters.  In  1863  he  removed  to  New  York  city 
and  entered  Wall  Street.  At  first  he  paid  attention  chiefly  to 
railroad  interests,  but  in  1874  he  pvirchased  a  seat  in  the  Stock 
Exchange  and  became  a  general  operator  in  the  transactions  of 
the  Street.  He  was  for  many  years  the  foremost  dealer  in 
what  are  called,  in  Wall  Street  parlance,  "  puts,"  "  calls,"  and 
"  straddles."     Although  associated  with  Mr.  Gould  and  other 


RUSSELL    SAGE  333 

notable  speculators,  lie  lias  been  himself  apparently  concerned  in 
few  large  speculative  enterprises,  and  has  seldom  been  seen  upon 
the  floor  of  the  Exchange.  He  has,  however,  been  interested  in  a 
majority  of  the  great  operations  of  the  Street,  and  by  virtue  of  his 
caution  and  discretion,  his  indomitable  persistence,  and  his  un- 
rivaled coolness  and  self-control  even  in  the  most  exciting  crises, 
he  has  made  his  way  with  probably  a  more  uniform  success  than 
any  of  his  contemporaries  in  Wall  Street,  and  has  amassed  one 
of  the  largest  private  fortunes  in  the  United  States.  In  the  com- 
pass of  such  a  sketch  as  this  it  would  be  useless  to  try  even  to 
outline  the  history  of  his  Wall  Street  career.  That  history  is  the 
history  of  Wall  Street  itself  for  a  full  generation. 

Mr.  Sage  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  construction  of  more 
than  five  thousand  miles  of  railroads,  and  has  been  president  of 
more  than  twenty-five  railroad  or  railroad-construction  compa- 
nies. He  is  to-day  prominently  connected  with  more  than  a  score 
of  important  corporations,  including  some  of  the  foremost  rail- 
road, steamship,  telegraph,  and  gas  companies,  and  banks.  He  is 
the  only  surviving  founder  and  original  director  of  the  Fifth 
Avenue  Bank  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Sage  has  twice  been  married.  His  first  wife,  whom  he 
married  in  1841,  was  Miss  Maria  Winne,  daughter  of  Moses  I. 
Winne  of  Troy.  She  died  in  1867.  In  1867  he  married  Miss 
Olivia  Slocum,  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Joseph  Slocimi  of  Syracuse, 
New  York.  He  has  no  children.  Mrs.  Sage  is  a  woman  of  high 
cultui'e  and  great  personal  charm.  She  has  identified  herself 
with  numerous  movements  for  the  promotion  of  the  welfare  of 
her  sex.  She  was  a  graduate  of  the  Troy  Female  Seminary,  of 
which  Mrs.  Emma  Hart  Willard  was  the  founder,  and  has  been  a 
most  beneficent  friend  of  that  admirable  institution.  In  1895,  in 
honor  of  his  wife  and  in  memory  of  Mrs.  Willard,  Mr.  Sage  pre- 
sented to  the  seminary  a  fine  new  dormitory,  costing  two  hundred 
thousand  dollars.  Because  of  his  wife's  interest  in  it,  also,  he 
more  recently  gave  fifty  thousand  dollars  to  the  Woman's  Hos- 
pital in  the  State  of  New  York,  in  New  York  city,  for  the  erec- 
tion of  a  new  building.  These  are  only  two  of  many  deeds  of 
beneficence  which  Mr.  Sage  has  performed,  simply  and  unosten- 
tatiously, in  his  long  and  distinguished  career. 


WILLIAM  SALOMON 


WILLIAM  SALOMON,  well  known  as  a  member  of  one  of 
the  great  international  banking  firms  of  this  city,  traces 
his  genealogy,  on  both  sides  of  his  family,  back  to  Revolutionary 
stock.  On  his  father's  side  he  is  descended  from  Haym  Salomon, 
the  Philadelphia  banker  and  patriot.  His  mother's  name  was 
Rosahe  Alice  Levy.  She  was  a  granddaughter  of  Jacob  de 
Leon,  of  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  a  captain  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary army,  and  a  great-granddaughter  of  Hayman  Levy, 
who  was  a  prominent  figure  in  the  commercial  world  in  the 
early  days  of  New  York,  and  who  was  associated  with  the  first 
enterprises  of  John  Jacob  Astor  and  Nicholas  Low, 

William  Jones  Salomon  was  born  on  October  9,  1852,  in 
Mobile,  Alabama.  While  an  infant  he  removed  with  his  parents 
to  Philadelphia,  where  his  childhood  was  spent  and  his  educa- 
tion was  begun.  Failing  health  made  it  necessary  to  take  him 
out  of  school,  and  in  1864  he  was  sent  to  New  York  and  placed 
under  private  tuition.  He  soon  gained  in  strength  sufficiently 
to  enter  the  Columbia  Grammar  School,  where  he  remained 
until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  after  that  devoted  him- 
self for  a  period  to  the  study  of  the  French  and  Oerman 
languages.     In  1865  his  parents  removed  to  New  York. 

On  leaving  school  young  Salomon  at  once  began  his  business 
career  in  the  employ  of  the  house  of  Speyer  &  Co.,  with  which 
he  was  so  long  associated.  He  began  in  a  subordinate  capacity, 
and  carefully  studied  all  the  details  of  the  business  as  he 
advanced.  Having  familiarized  himself  with  the  business  of  the 
New  York  office,  he  desired  to  do  the  same  in  the  European 
offices  of  the  firm.  He  therefore  obtained  permission  to  trans- 
fer himself  to  the  principal  offices  of  Speyer  &  Co.  at  Frankfort- 


2? 


A  /-' 


WILLIAM  SALr 

;  .vn  as  a 
^  f      the  gi'eai  inter na,tioiial  uaukiiig  &'ms  ot'  this  city,  ti. 
his  genealogy,  on  both  sides  of  his  faiiDily,  back  to  Revolutior 
stock.    On  his  father's  side  he  is  *'  from  Haym  Saloii 

''    '-Philadelphia  banker  and  pa*  -  mother's  name 

'3  Alice  Lev3'.      She  was  ;tughter  of  Jacol' 

l.eoii,  of  Charleston,  South  Cai  captain  in  the  R- 

iutionary  army,  and  a  great-gi-a  er  of  Hayman  L 

who  was  a  prominent  figtu-e  in  the   commercial  world  in 
early  days  of  K'^--'"  ~  .-v  nr<.l  who  was  associat'^'''  ^\f'\\  ih: 
enterprises  of  .  tor  and  Nicholas  . 

WiUiam    "  "  ;    OctoDei  y, 

Mobile,  AL  MOved  withhi;:^ 

to  Philadelphia,  where  his  childhoou  was  spent  and  hi; 
tion  was  begun.     Failing  health  made  it  necessary  to  t 
out  of  school,  and  in  1864  he  was  sent  to  New  York  and  ,. 
underr  '-    •'■  ■"   '"'  "■'  '      '■  —  *'■   ^n'l 

to   er. 

until  :  ..at  devot- 

self  i(  i;ch   and  * : 

languages,     it:.  'moved  to  New  York. 

On  leaving  sciju-.u  v.u.iu  .^tu.vmon  at  once  began  his  I" 
career  in  the  employ  of  the  house  of  Speyer  &  Co.,  wit' 
he  was  so  long  associated.  He  began  in  a  subordinate  c 
and  carefully  studied  all  the  details  of  the  business 
advanced.  Having  familiarized  himself  w^th  the  busines 
New  York  office,  he  desired  to  do  the  same  in  the  Ei 
offices  of  the  firm.  He  therefore  obtained  permission  i  ■■ 
lov  himself  to  the  principal  offices  of  Speyer  &  Co.  n' 


"'y-"'-'"y  ■^"-^•'^ 


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WILLIAM    SALOMON  335 

on-Main,  where  he  could  study  the  methods  of  the  house  there, 
and  at  the  same  time  perfect  his  practical  knowledge  and  use  of 
the  modem  European  languages.  About  that  time,  however,  the 
great  war  of  1870-71  between  France  and  Germany  broke  out, 
and  on  that  aecoxmt  he  was  compelled  to  remain  in  London  for 
a  time,  in  the  London  house  of  Speyer  &  Co.  His  experience 
there  was  useful  to  him,  and  then,  early  in  the  war,  he  went  on 
to  Germany  for  two  years  and  fulfilled  his  plans.  In  1872  he 
returned  to  New  York.  In  1875,  one  of  the  principal  partners 
being  called  to  Europe,  Mr.  Salomon  was  appointed  manager  of 
the  New  York  establishment,  and  for  many  years  afterward  was 
prominently  identified  with  its  history. 

The  firm  of  Speyer  &  Co.  has  long  been  actively  interested  in 
placing  United  States  bonds  with  German  investors,  and  in  sell- 
ing the  bonds  of  American  railways  to  Em-opean  capitalists.  Mr. 
Salomon  made  a  specialty  of  railway  investments,  and  through 
his  efforts  the  firm  attained  a  remarkable  prestige  in  this  par- 
ticular line.  Some  notable  loans  which  it  has  been  instrumental 
in  effecting  are  those  of  the  Centi-al  Pacific,  the  Southern  Pacific, 
the  Pennsylvania,  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee,  and  St.  Paul,  the 
Illinois  Central,  the  Lake  Shore  and  Michigan  Southern,  and  the 
Chicago,  Rock  Island,  and  Pacific  railways.  Mr.  Salomon  per- 
sonally was  prominently  interested  in  the  reorganization  of  the 
Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railway  Company,  and  became  chainnan  of 
its  board  of  directors. 

Mr.  Salomon's  political  afl&liations  are  with  the  Democratic 
party,  but  he  has  taken  no  very  active  part  in  politics  since  1891, 
when  he  was  chairman  of  the  finance  committee  of  the  New 
York  Democracy,  which  strongly  supported  the  nomination  of 
Mr.  Cleveland  for  the  Presidency.  He  has  a  marked  inclination 
toward  literature,  and  has  contributed  a  number  of  meritorious 
articles  on  financial  and  other  topics  to  current  magazines.  He 
has  traveled  extensively  in  Europe,  and  has  visited  eveiy  State 
and  Territory  in  the  Union. 

Mr.  Salomon  was  man-ied,  in  1892,  to  Mrs.  Helen  Forbes  Lewis, 
daughter  of  William  McKenzie  Forbes  of  Tain,  Ross-shire, 
Scotland. 


EDWAKD  WILLIAM   SCOTT 


THE  family  of  Scott,  which  has  been  distinguished  in  pubUc 
affairs  in  this  country,  and  which  gave  to  the  military  ser- 
vice one  of  the  most  gallant  and  majestic  figures  in  the  world's 
history  of  wars,  settled  in  the  American  colonies  at  an  early  day. 
One  branch  of  it  became  established  in  Virginia,  from  which 
sprang  Winfield  Scott.  Another  was  located  in  Connecticut,  and 
to  it  belonged  Winfield  Scott's  cousin,  William  Scott.  The  latter 
removed  from  Connecticut  to  the  western  part  of  New  York,  and 
there  acquired  from  the  Holland  Purchase  Land  Company  an 
extensive  estate,  wliich  was  in  turn  possessed  by  his  son,  William 
Scott,  Jr.  The  latter  married  Louisa  M.  Brown,  daughter  of 
Smith  Brown  of  Rhode  Island,  whose  ancestors  were  among  the 
earliest  English  settlers  in  New  England. 

The  son  of  William,  Jr.,  and  Louisa  Scott,  Edward  William 
Scott,  was  born  at  Lockport,  New  York,  on  October  7,  1845, 
and  was  educated  in  the  common  and  high  schools  of  Lockport, 
the  Wilbraham  Academy  in  Massachusetts,  and  Eastman's  Busi- 
ness College,  Poughkeepsie,  New  York. 

From  the  first  his  inclinations  were  toward  a  business  career, 
and  he  promptly  selected  hfe-insm-ance  as  a  calling  to  which  he 
felt  best  adapted  and  in  which  he  deemed  himself  best  assured 
of  success. 

He  began  work  in  a  subordinate  position,  but  through  energy, 
application,  tact,  and  integrity  he  made  a  steady  progress  in  the 
favor  of  his  employers  and  steadily  rose  from  rank  to  rank. 

In  his  early  business  career  he  became  associated  with  the 
Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society,  and  to  its  service  he  devoted 
his  time  and  ability,  with  mutual  profit.  For  more  than  twenty 
years  he  was  connected  with  that  society,  first  as  superintendent 


-<^>-€^ 


EDWARD  WILLIAM 

THE  family  of  Scott,  which  has  been  distinguished 
affairs  in  this  covmtry,  and  which  gave  to  the  mi 
vice  one  of  the  most  gallant  and  majestic  figures  in  th 
history  of  wars,  settled  in  the  American  colonies  at  an 
One  branch  of  it  became  established  in  Virginia,  fi' 
sprang  Winfield  Scott.    Another  was  located  in  Connec 
to  it  belonged  Winfield  Scott's  cousin,  William  Scott.     '' 
removed  from  Connecticut  to  tTie  western  part  of  New 
there  acquired  from  the  Holland  Purchase  Land  Co- 
extensive estate,  which  was  in  turn  possessed  by  his  so- 
Scott,  Jr.     The  latter  married  Louisa  M.  Brown,  d:i 
Smith  Brown  of  Rhode  Island,  whose  ancestors  were  t- 
eaxliest  English  settlers  in  New  England. 

The  son  of  William,  Jr.,  and  Louisa  Scott,  Ecl^ 
Scott,  was  bom  at  JjOf'kpo-H-.  N"t^w  V!>H,  on  O. 
and  was  educated 

the  ^^niiT-tiliMni  A,-  .  _„.  . . 

ne;^:- 

Fr  '-".nrd  a  bv" 

and  .  a  callii;, 

felt  best  adaptea  tmseif  i*- 

of  success. 

He  began  work  in  a  subordinate  position,  but  t ;  ■■ 
application,  tact,  and  integrity  he  made  a  steo.''--  • 
favor  of  his  employers  and  steadily  rose  fi'om 

In  his  early  business  career  he  became  ;.. 
Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society,  and  to  it. 
his  time  and  ability,  with  mutual  profit.     Fo' 
yoai'!<  be  was  connected  with  that  society,  firi^i  ... 

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EDWARD    WILLIAM    SCOTT  337 

of  agencies,  and  subsequently  was  for  several  years  one  of  its 
vice-presidents  and  directors.  During  this  time  he  estabhshed 
its  business  in  several  foreign  countries,  and  in  furthering  its 
work  circumnavigated  the  globe  three  times. 

In  1896  Mr.  Scott  resigned  his  position,  and  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  Provident  Savings  Life  Assurance  Society  of  New 
York.  He  is  a  director  of  the  North  American  Trust  Company, 
and  is  connected  with  other  financial  institutions. 

Devotion  to  his  chosen  business  and  the  absorbing  natiu-e  of 
its  duties,  as  well  as  following  his  own  tastes,  have  kept  Mr. 
Scott  removed  from  public  office  and  from  political  activities, 
save  such  as  are  incidental  to  the  life  of  an  intelligent,  interested, 
and  patriotic  citizen.  His  extensive  travel,  combined  with  his 
observing  mind  and  loyalty  to  friends,  have  given  him  a  very  wide 
acquaintance,  both  at  home  and  abroad. 

Mr.  Scott  is  connected  with  a  number  of  clubs  and  other  social 
organizations.  Among  these  are  the  Union  League,  Colonial  (he 
is  one  of  its  ex-presidents).  Lawyers',  Merchants',  New  York 
Athletic,  Riders'  and  Drivers',  Suburban,  and  Columbia  Yacht 
clubs,  and  the  New  England  Society  of  New  York.  Mr.  Scott 
retired  from  the  presidency  of  the  Colonial  Club  at  the  expira- 
tion of  his  term  of  office  in  the  spring  of  1893,  to  the  gi'oat  regret 
of  all  his  associates,  who  appreciated  the  valuable  work  he  had 
done  for  the  club.  A  farewell  dinner  was  given  to  him  by  about 
a  hundi'ed  members  of  the  club,  on  the  eve  of  his  sailing  for 
Europe,  just  before  the  expiration  of  his  term,  and  when  his 
positive  declination  of  a  renomination  had  become  known. 

He  was  married,  in  November,  1864,  to  Miss  Ellen  R.  Moody 
of  Lockport,  New  York.  Their  family  consists  of  four  sons : 
Edward  Wilham  Scott,  Jr.,  Walter  Scott,  Wallace  Scott,  and 
Elmer  Scott.  His  home,  to  which  he  is  devoted,  is  a  center  of 
cultivation  and  refinement. 


JOHN  MARSTON  SCRIBNER 


THE  name  of  the  Rev.  John  M.  Scribner  will  be  remembered 
by  many  as  the  author  of  a  number  of  mathematical  works 
and  the  successful  principal  of  young  ladies'  seminaries  at  Au- 
burn and  Rochester,  New  York.  To  him  and  his  wife,  Ann 
Eliza  Scribner,  there  was  born  a  son,  at  Middlebiu'g,  Schoharie 
County,  New  York,  on  October  4,  1839,  to  whom  the  father's 
name  was  transmitted,  John  Marston  Scribner.  The  boy  at- 
tended for  four  years  the  Delaware  Literary  Institute  at  Frank- 
hn.  New  York,  entered  the  junior  class  of  Union  College  in  1857, 
and  two  years  later  was  graduated.  Then  he  entered  as  a  student 
the  law  office  of  Sanford  &  Danforth  at  Middleburg.  In  the 
fall  of  1860  he  came  to  New  York  city,  and  entered  as  a  student 
the  office  of  the  Hon.  Hamilton  W.  Robinson,  where  he  pursued 
his  studies  to  so  good  an  advantage  that  in  May,  1861,  he  was 
admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar. 

Mr.  Scribner  remaiiaed  for  some  time  in  the  office  of  his  latest 
preceptor,  Mr.  Robinson.  At  first  he  was  merely  a  clerk ;  but 
in  September,  1863,  he  was  taken  into  partnership,  the  firm 
thereafter  being  known  as  Robinson  &  Scribner.  This  partner- 
ship continued  until  July,  1870.  At  that  time  Mr.  Robinson 
became  a  judge  of  the  Coiu't  of  Common  Pleas  in  this  city,  and 
the  law  business  of  the  firm  was  transferred  to  Mr.  Scribner. 
He  remained  alone  for  several  years,  but  finally,  in  January, 
1876,  he  formed  a  partnership  with  E.  Randolph  Robinson,  and 
thus  revived  the  old  name  of  Robinson  &  Scribner,  which  in  1882 
was  changed  to  Robinson,  Scribner  &  Bright  by  the  admission 
of  Osborn  E.  Bright.  On  May  1,  1890,  Mr.  Scribner  withdrew 
from  the  firm  and  resumed  the  practice  on  his  own  account,  and 
since  that  time  has  continued  alone  in  this  work. 


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'ij^y>K.^o 


JOHN  MAKSTON  SCR: 

rilHE  na..  ,     ..  ....  ....  .  ohn  M.  Scribner  will  be  remt.^L 

X    by  many  as  the  author  of  a  number  of  mathematical  w 
and  the  successful  principal  of  young  ladies'  seminaries  at 
burn  and  Rochester,  New  York.     To  him  and  his  wife, 
Eliza  Scribner,  there  was  bom  a  son,  at  Middleburg,  ^ 
County,  New  York,  on  October  4,  1839,  to  whom  th<' 
name  was  transmitted,  John  Marston  Scribner.     The  boy 
tended  for  four  years  the  Delaware  Literary  Institute  at  Fr; 
hn.  New  York,  entered  the  junior  class  of  Union  College  in  1 
and  two  years  later  was  graduated.    Then  he  entered  as  a  stu 
the  law  of&ce  of  Sanford  &  Danforth  at  Middleburg.     Iii 
fall  of  1860  he  came  to  New  York  city,  and  entered  as  a  stn 
the  office  of  the  Hon.  Hamilton  W.  Robinson,  where  he  pui-^ 
his  studies  to  so  good  an  advantage  that  in  May,  1861,  hr 
admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar. 

Mr.  Scribner  remained  for  some  time  in  tbr^  office  of  his  " 
preceptor,  Mr.  Robinson.     At  f^  nily  a  clcr' 

in  Sc':'--^ '^     •  ■•^'-'    '■•  ijiership,  t: 

there.:  r.     This  ] 

ship  coiiiM:   .■.  ..;    uuio  lime  Mr,  R 

became  a  judge  ox  :  ommon  Pleas  in  this  < 

the  law  business  ot  ijie  liriii  was  transfeiTcd  to  Mr.  ' 
He  remained  alone  for  several  years,  but  finally,  in 
1876,  he  formed  a  partnership  with  E.  Randolph  Robii 
thus  revived  the  old  name  of  Robinson  &  Scribner,  whi' 
was  changed  to  Robinson,  Scribner  &  Bright  by  the  : 
of  Osborn  E.  Bright.     On  May  1,  1890,  Mr.  Scribn. 
from  the  firm  and  resiuned  the  practice  on  his  own  ■ 
since  that  time  has  continued  alone  in  this  work. 


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JOHN    MARSTON    SCRIBNER  339 

Mr.  Scribner's  practice  has  dealt  largely  with  street-railroad 
affairs,  though  of  course  it  has  included  much  other  legal  work 
in  other  branches  of  the  profession.  In  early  years  he  had  in 
charge  the  legal  affairs  of  George  Law's  extensive  street -railroad 
system  and  other  interests.  For  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century 
he  was  sole  counsel  for  the  Broadway  and  Seventh  Avenue  Rail- 
road Company,  and  during  that  time  conducted  a  vast  amount 
of  litigation  in  behalf  of  it.  For  more  than  thirty  years  he  per- 
formed the  same  service  for  the  Dry  Dock,  East  Broadway  and 
Battery  Railroad  Company.  He  has  also  been  counsel  for  many 
years  of  the  Eighth  Avenue  Railroad  Company,  the  Ninth  Ave- 
nue Raih'oad  Company,  and  the  New  York  and  Brooklyn  Ferry 
Company.  He  was  also  counsel  for  the  famous  old  stage  lines 
which  were  operated  on  Broadway  and  some  of  the  avenues  be- 
fore the  construction  of  the  Broadway  Railroad.  He  was  for  a 
number  of  years  one  of  the  counsel  for  the  Pennsylvania  Rail- 
road Company  in  New  York  and  Brooklyn.  More  recently  he 
has  been  acting  as  counsel  for  the  Metropolitan  Street  Railway 
Company  in  its  numerous  litigations,  particularly  in  personal 
injury  cases,  of  which  he  has  successfully  defended  perhaps  as 
many  as  any  lawyer  in  this  State. 

Mr.  Scribner  has  never  held  nor  sought  public  office.  He  has, 
however,  long  taken  an  earnest  interest  in  pohtics  as  an  inde- 
pendent Democrat. 

Among  the  social  and  professional  organizations  of  which  he 
is  a  member  may  be  mentioned  the  Bar  Association  of  New  York 
city,  and  the  University  and  Lawyers'  clubs. 

He  is  also  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Central 
Presbyterian  Church,  and  in  February,  1899,  was  the  recipient 
of  a  massive  silver  loving-cup  from  his  associates  after  a  service 
of  twenty-five  years  as  a  member  of  the  same  board. 


JOHN  ENNIS  SEARLES 


AMONG  the  great  industrial  combinations  which  form  the 
-t\.  characteristic  feature  of  manufactming  and  other  business 
in  these  closing  years  of  the  century,  one  of  the  most  conspicu- 
ous and  most  powerful  is  the  American  Sugar  Refining  Com- 
pany, commonly  known  as  the  Sugar  Trust.  This  vast  concern, 
with  a  capital  of  fifty  million  dollars,  has  for  years  practically  con- 
trolled the  sugar  trade  of  the  continent,  the  magnitude  of  the 
operations  enabling  it  to  outstrip  all  rivals,  while  also  enabling  it 
to  supply  the  market  with  an  admirable  stock  of  the  great  food 
staple  at  a  much  lower  price  than  would  be  possible  under  other 
conditions.  It  is  interesting  to  observe  that  the  organizer  of 
this  corporation,  and  the  moving  spirit  in  other  concerns  of 
scarcely  less  magnitude,  is  a  man  who  began  business  as  a  clerk 
on  what  would  commonly  be  reckoned  starvation  wages.  The 
story  of  his  rise  from  a  subordinate  to  a  commanding  place,  if 
told  in  detail,  would  form  a  striking  chapter  of  business  history, 
characteristic  of  the  land  of  unbounded  opportunities. 

John  Ennis  Searles  was  born  on  October  13,  1840,  at  the 
ancient  village  of  Bedford,  Westchester  County,  New  York. 
His  mother,  before  her  marriage,  was  Miss  Mary  A.  Dibble,  of 
that  village.  His  father  was  the  Rev.  John  E.  Searles,  for  fifty 
years  a  minister  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  The  boy 
was  educated,  as  was  the  wont  of  ministers'  sons,  at  the  New 
York  Conference  Seminary  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
and  then  entered  commercial  life. 

His  first  engagement  was  as  junior  bookkeeper  for  the  firm  of 
W.  J.  Syms  &  Brother,  at  177  Broadway,  New  York.  That  was 
in  1856,  when  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  and  in  1857  he 
entered   the   employ   of   Cornell   Brothers  &   Co.,  in  Cortlandt 


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JOHN  ENNIS  SEARLES 

the  gi*eat  industrial  combinations  which  forrr 
iiaracteristic  feature  of  manufacturing  and  other  i 
_.  .  ..A;se  closing  years  of  the  century,  one  of  the  most  cr 
ous  and  most  powerful  is  the  American  Sugar  Refinii:- , 
pany,  commonly  known  as  the  Sugar  Trust.     This  vast  < 
with  a  capital  of  fifty  million  dollars,  has  for  years  practice 
trolled  the  sugar  trade  of  the  continent,  the  magnitud 
operations  enabling  it  to  outstrip  all  rivals,  while  also  eu 
to  supply  the  mai'ket  with  an  admirable  stock  of  the  git 
staple  at  a  much  lower  price  than  would  be  possible  i'^- 
conditions.     It  is  interesting  to  observe  that  the 
this  corporation,  and  the  moving  spirit  in   other 
scarcely  less  magnitude,  is  a  man  who  began  busino: 
on  what  would  commonly  be  reckoned  starvation  wagr 
story  of  his  rise  from  a  subov"^^"^-!'=  f,-.  .1  ''Oinmanding 
told  in  detail,  would  form  a  r  of  business^  : 

e;  ric  of  the  land  of  unboLincLcd  opportunities. 

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ancieiii    V  County,   N<  ■ 

His  mothc  ,  ...      :i.-.s  Mary  A    T 

that  village.     His  father  was  the  Rev.  John  E.  Sea^ 
years  a  minister  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
was  educated,  as  was  the  wont  of  ministers'  sons,  at  v 
York  Conference  Seminary  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
and  then  entered  commercial  life. 

His  first  engagement  was  as  junior  bookkeeper  f < 
W,  J.  Syms  &  Brother,  at  177  Broadway,  NewY  -' 
in   1856,  when  he  was  sixteen  j-ears  of  age, 
entered   the   employ  of   Cornell  Brothers  &   Co., 


JOHN     ENNIS     SEARLES  341 

Street,  as  entry  clerk.  That  was  a  humble  beginning  for  the 
future  millionaii-e ;  but  he  stuck  to  it  so  faithfully  and  effectively 
that  at  the  end  of  four  years'  service,  marked  with  occasional 
promotions,  he  was  taken  into  the  firm  as  a  partner  One  would 
say  that  was  a  fine  achievement  for  the  young  man,  but  it  did 
not  satisfy  him.  The  very  next  year,  1862,  he  withdrew  from 
the  firm,  and  became  identified  with  the  business  which  was  to 
see  his  greatest  efforts. 

Tliis  was  the  sugar  trade.  He  became,  in  1862,  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  L.  W.  &  P.  Armstrong,  a  West  India  shipping  firm 
of  New  Haven,  Connecticut.  Partly  through  his  vigorous  initia- 
tive, that  fiiTU  soon  developed  a  large  specialty  in  the  sugar 
business,  and,  for  the  better  prosecution  of  it,  removed  its  head- 
quarters to  New  York.  He  remained  in  that  firm  for  eighteen 
years,  making  for  himself  a  handsome  fortune  and  building  up 
a  business  of  great  magnitude. 

The  first  step  toward  the  Sugar  Trust  was  taken  in  1880.  In 
that  year  Mr.  Searles  withdrew  from  the  Armstrong  firm,  and 
organized  the  Havemeyer  Sugar  Refining  Company.  This  was 
effected  by  the  consoUdation  of  the  two  firms  of  Havemeyer 
Brothei's  &  Co.  and  Havemeyer,  Eastwick  &  Co.  Then,  in  1887, 
other  concerns  were  associated  with  it  in  what  was  popularly 
called  the  Sugar  Trust,  with  fifty  million  dollars  capital.  Of 
this  Mr.  Searles  was  secretary,  treasurer,  and  chief  executive 
officer.  The  trust  was  replaced,  in  1891,  by  a  coi-poration  called 
the  American  Sugar  Refining  Company,  though  still  popularly 
called  the  Sugar  Trust,  in  which  Mr.  Searles  held  the  same 
offices  as  before.  In  January,  1899,  however,  after  a  protracted 
iUness,  he  resigned  all  official  places  in  the  Sugar  Company,  and 
also  the  presidency  of  the  Western  National  Bank  of  this  city. 
The  latter  place  he  had  held  for  only  three  years,  but  in  that 
time  he  had  increased  the  bank's  deposits  from  nine  million  to 
thirty-five  million  dollars,  and  had  placed  it  in  the  foremost  rank 
of  financial  institutions. 

The  list  of  business  concerns  with  which  Mr.  Searles  is  or  has 
been  intimately  connected,  as  part  proprietor  or  officer,  is  a  long 
and  important  one,  rivaled  by  those  of  few  of  his  contemporaries. 
Besides  his  important  trusts  in  the  American  Sugar  Refining 
Company  and  the  Western  National  Bank,  Mr.  Searles  is  or  has 


342  JOHN     ENNIS     SEARLES 

been  interested  in  the  following  corporations :  the  American 
Coffee  Company,  as  a  director ;  American  Cotton  Company, 
president  and  director;  American  Deposit  and  Loan  Company, 
trustee;  American  Surety  Company,  trustee;  American  Type- 
founders' Company,  president  and  director;  Baltimore,  Chesa- 
peake and  Atlantic  Railway  Company,  chamnan ;  Brooklyn 
Cooperage  Company,  secretary  and  director;  Equitable  Life 
Assurance  Society  of  the  United  States,  trustee  ;  Hyatt  Roller- 
Bearing  Company,  president  and  director;  Mercantile  Trust 
Company,  director;  Minneapolis  and  St.  Louis  Raih'oad  Com- 
pany, vice-president  and  director;  People's  Trust  Company, 
director ;  Preferred  Accident  Insurance  Company,  du-ector ; 
Sprague  Electric  Company,  dkector;  Tenninal  Improvement 
Company,  trustee  and  director ;  Terminal  Warehouse  Company, 
director;  Union  Traction  and  Electric  Company,  second  vice- 
president  and  director ;  Universal  Lasting  and  Machine  Com- 
pany, du-ector.  His  chief  attention  is  now  given,  however,  to 
the  American  Cotton  Company,  an  organization  formed  by  him  in 
1896,  for  putting  up  cotton  directly  from  the  seed  cotton  into 
cylindrical  lap-bales,  thus  dispensing  with  the  old  crude  process 
and  the  subsequent  compression,  and  delivering  the  cotton 
directly  to  the  spinner  in  a  neat  package,  without  waste,  and  in 
an  advanced  stage  of  preparation. 

Mr.  Searles  is  a  member  of  the  Lawyers'  Club,  and  the  Down- 
Town  Association,  of  New  York,  and  of  the  Union  League  Club, 
and  of  the  Riding  and  DriAdng  Club  of  Brooklyn.  He  has  long 
been  connected  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  has 
been  a  delegate  to  General  Conferences,  and  manager  in  various 
societies.  He  is  president  of  the  Brooklyn  Church  Society,  and 
trustee  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Hospital,  and  the  Brooklyn 
Institute  of  Arts  and  Sciences.  He  was  mamed,  in  1862,  to  Miss 
Caroline  A.  Pettit.  They  have  had  five  children :  Mrs.  Louise 
Stearns,  Mrs.  F.  O.  Blackwell,  Mrs.  A.  B.  Roeder,  Mrs.  Win- 
throp  M.  Tuttle  (deceased),  and  J.  Foster  Searles.  His  resi- 
dence on  St.  Mark's  Avenue,  Brooklyn,  is  one  of  the  finest  in 
the  city. 


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HENRY  SEIBERT 


CORPORATIONS  form  the  distinctive  feature  of  the  indus- 
trial and  commercial  world  of  to-day.  The  invention  and 
development  of  machinery  led,  a  couple  of  generations  ago,  to 
the  organization  of  the  factory  system,  superseding  the  old 
system  of  individual  cottage  industries.  That,  in  turn,  neces- 
sitated the  employment  of  large  capital  in  industrial  ventures, 
and  that  naturally  led  to  the  formation  of  companies  to  take 
the  place  of  individual  operators.  Finally  these  companies 
themselves  have  foimd  it  often  to  then-  advantage  to  combine 
into  still  larger  organizations,  with  a  corresponding  reduction 
of  the  cost  of  production  and  distribution. 

The  history  of  successful  men  of  business  in  this  country  is 
now  largely  a  liistory  of  corporate  enterprises,  which  they  have 
founded  or  in  which  they  have  become  interested.  Such  is  the 
case  with  Heruy  Seibert,  who  has  identified  himself  with  a  large 
number  of  corporations,  in  various  lines  of  industry  and  in 
various  parts  of  the  United  States. 

Mr.  Seibert  is  a  native  of  Germany,  where  he  was  born  in 
May,  1833.  His  parents  and  ancestors  were  all  German.  In 
early  life*  he  was  brought  to  the  United  States,  and  settled  in 
New  York  city.  He  received  a  good  common-school  education 
in  the  pubhc  schools  of  New  York,  and  then  entered  the  in- 
dustrial world  to  make  a  hving  and  ultimately  a  fortune  for 
himself. 

His  first  occupation  was  that  of  a  hthographer.  In  that  there 
was  a  certain  poetical  fitness,  seeing  that  the  art  of  lithography 
had  been  invented  by  a  countryman  of  his.  He  learned  hthog- 
raphy  thoroughly,  and  for  years  worked  at  it  practically,  and 
with  success.     More  than  twenty  years  ago,  however,  he  retired 

343 


344  HENEY    SEIBERT 

from  that  business,  and  has  since  not  been  actively  engaged 
therein. 

Lithography  was  not  only  Mr.  Seibert's  first  business ;  it  was 
also  the  only  business  in  which  he  has  ever  engaged.  On  with- 
drawing fo'om  active  participation  in  it,  he  devoted  his  attention 
to  investment  in  and  direction  of  corporations,  and  the  list  of 
such  concerns  with  which  he  is  or  has  been  identified  is  a  for- 
midable one. 

Mr.  Seibert's  interests  comprise  a  marked  variety  of  industries, 
such  as  railroads,  city  street-raih'oads,  mining,  sugar-refining, 
brass  manufacturing,  electric  lighting,  and  banking.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Chicago  and  Eastern  Illinois  Raih-oad  Company, 
whose  hues  extend  from  Chicago  to  Teii'e  Haute,  Indiana,  and 
other  points,  and  form  an  important  transportation  system  in  the 
Central  West.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Sea  Beach  Railroad  Com- 
pany, whose  line  has  long  been  one  of  the  favorite  routes  from 
the  city  to  the  sea-shore  at  Coney  Island.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Brooklyn,  Queens  County  and  Sul)urban  Railroad  Company, 
whose  electric  lines  extend  to  Rockaway  Beach  and  numerous 
other  suburban  points  on  Long  Island.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Bangs  County  Elevated  Raih'oad,  one  of  the  principal  overhead 
lines  of  transit  in  the  borough  of  Brooklyn.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Brooklyn  Heights  Railroad  Company,  a  corporation  which 
acquired  the  lines  of  the  old  Brookljoi  City  Railroad  Company, 
transformed  them  from  horse  railroads  to  electric  troUey  roads, 
and  revolutionized  the  whole  system  of  local  transit  in  Brooklyn. 
Finally,  so  far  as  railroads  are  concerned,  Mr.  Seibert  is  a 
director  of  the  Brooklyn  Rapid  Transit  Company,  the  giant  cor- 
poration which  has  absorbed  the  Brooklyn  Heights,  Kings 
County  Elevated,  and  other  systems,  and  to-day  controls  nearly 
every  transit  line  in  the  borough  of  Brooklyn,  and  is  one  of  the 
largest  concerns  of  the  kind  in  the  world,  if  not  the  very  largest. 

So  much  for  railroading  in  its  various  forms,  general,  subui-- 
ban,  surface,  elevated,  steam,  cable,  and  electric.  Active  con- 
nection with  such  an  array  of  companies  would  be  deemed 
enough  for  the  average  man,  but  Mr.  Seibert  has  extended  his 
interests  much  further.  He  is  a  director  and  vice-president  of 
the  Minnesota  Iron  Company,  and  is  thus  a  potent  figure  in  the 
iron  trade  of  the  country.     He  is  a  director  of  the  Lanyon  Zinc 


HENKY    SEIBERT  345 

Company,  whose  extensive  works  are  located  at  lola,  Kansas, 
and  a  director  also  of  the  Manhattan  Brass  Company  of  New 
York.  These  latter  are  important  concerns,  of  large  capital  and 
high  standing. 

Still  another  field  of  enterprise  has  been  entered  by  Mr. 
Seibert,  in  sugar-refining,  he  being  a  director  of  the  great  Mol- 
lenhaiier  Sugar  Refining  Company  of  New  York. 

While  thus  interesting  himself  in  industrial  enterprises,  Mr. 
Seibert  has  not  neglected  what  we  might  term  pure  finance. 
He  has  not  opened  a  banking  house  of  his  own,  but  he  is  a 
director  of  the  Nassau  Trust  Company  of  Brooklyn,  one  of  the 
chief  banking  institutions  in  that  part  of  the  metropolis. 

]VIr.  Seibert  is  a  naturalized  citizen  and  a  loyal  American. 
He  has  not,  however,  sought  any  poHtical  prominence,  but  has 
contented  himself  with  discharging  the  duties  of  an  intelligent 
and  patriotic  private  citizen.  The  only  pubhc  place  he  has  filled 
is  that  of  World's  Fair  Commissioner,  at  the  Columbian  Exposi- 
tion at  Chicago,  to  which  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Flower. 

He  has  not  made  himself  prominent  in  clulj  life,  either,  pre- 
ferring to  spend  his  leisure  time  within  the  domestic  circle.  He 
is,  however,  a  member  of  the  Hanover  Club,  one  of  the  foremost 
social  organizations  of  Brooklyn. 

Mr.  Seibert  was  mamed  in  Brooklyn,  in  1860,  and  has  three 
sons  and  one  daughter,  to  the  preparation  of  whom  for  worthy 
careers  in  life  he  has  delighted  to  devote  his  most  earnest 
attention. 


HENRY  SELIGMAN 


THE  Seligman  family,  which  for  many  years  has  been  iden- 
tified with  great  financial  interests  in  New  York  city 
and  throughout  the  United  States,  and  has  been  one  of  the  chief 
forces  in  the  financial  world  of  America,  presents  a  remark- 
able example  of  the  achievements  of  industry,  energy,  and  integ- 
rity, in  spite  of  original  circumstances  of  the  most  discouraging 
kind.  In  the  last  generation  it  consisted  of  eight  brothers, 
who  came,  not  all  together,  to  this  country  from  Baiersdorf, 
Bavaria,  more  than  half  a  century  ago,  and  entered  upon  business 
here  in  a  small  way.  The  eldest  of  these,  and  the  pioneer  in 
this  country,  was  Joseph  Sehgman.  He  was  educated  at  the 
University  of  Erlangen,  and  studied  both  medicine  and  theology. 
Neither  of  those  professions,  however,  proved  to  be  to  his  liking. 
The  bent  of  his  mind  was  toward  practical  business  affairs. 
His  activity  of  mind  and  love  of  freedom  impelled  him  to  seek 
some  ampler  field  of  action  than  the  Old  World  could  afford. 
Therefore,  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  in  1836,  he  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  thus  founded  the  family  of  Seligman  in  this 
country. 

The  young  man  found  his  first  employment  under  that  master 
of  business,  Asa  Packer,  who  was  then  just  beginning  his  great 
career  as  a  contractor.  Mr.  Seligman  remained  in  his  employ  for 
a  couple  of  years,  and  then  went  South  and  engaged  in  business 
on  his  own  account  at  Greensboro,  Alabama.  There  he  was 
successful,  and  he  determined  to  make  this  country  the  scene 
of  his  hfe-work.  He,  moreover,  reckoned  it  a  most  promising 
field  for  his  younger  brothers  to  seek  or  to  make  their  for- 
tunes in.  He  accordingly  wi'ote  to  them,  advising  them  to  fol- 
low in  his  footsteps.  This  advice  they  acted  upon  as  soon  as 
they  were  old  enough. 


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HENRY  SEL10MA> 

1"^H.E  Seligman  family,  whicli  for  many  years  has  been  id"* 
tified  witli  great   financial   interests    in    New    York   -. 
and  throughout  the  United  States,  and  has  been  one  ot  the  cl 
forces  in  the  financial  world  of  America,  presents  a   roma 
able  example  of  the  achievements  of  industry,  energy,  an<l  in 
rity,  in  spite  of  original  circumstances  of  the  most  discouras: 
kind.     In   the  last   generation   it   consisted  of  eight  brotL 
who  came,  not  all  together,  to  this  coxmtry  froir    Baiersi- 
Bavaria,  more  than  half  a  centmy  ago,  and  entered  ','^-">n  l)usi^ 
here  in  a  small  way.     The  eldest  of  these,  ai; 
this  country,  was  Joseph  Seligman.      He  was 
University  of  Erlangen,  and  studied  both  mediein.  nud  theoK 
Neither  of  those  professions,  however,  proved  to  t>o  to  his  likin- 
Tlio  bent  of  his  mind  was  toward  practical  hu.siness   affairs 
His  activity  of  mind  and  love  of  freedon'  ■■  him  to  ^ 

some  ampler  field  of  action  than  tho  Ov-  jould  ail 

Therefore,  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  in  1836,  he  came  to 
United  States,  and  thus  founded  the  famil^^  '  ~^'H;man  in 
country. 

The  }'oung  man  '■'  :  that  mi 

of  business,  Asp.  ^  iunghisc. 

career  as  a  coi/  '^mained  m  his  emploji 

a  couple  of  vfi;^        .  ;ih  and  engaged  in  busl 

on  his  own  account  ui  -ro,  Alabama.      There  he 

successful,  and  he  detenriMi>';i  lo  make  this  countiy  tli. 
of  his  life-work.     He,  moreover,  reckoned  it  a  most  pr< 
field  for  his  younger  brothers  to  seek  or  to  make  tl^ 
tunes  in.     He  accordingly  wrote  to  them,  advising  tb*- 
low  in  his  footsteps.     This  advice  they  acted  upon  a  - 
they  were  old  enough. 


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HENRY    SELIGMAN  347 

The  fourth  of  them,  with  whom  we  at  present  have  most  con- 
cern, was  Jesse  Sehgman,  who  came  hither  in  1841,  at  the  age 
of  twenty  years.  He  had  scanty  means,  and  at  fii'st  engaged  in 
the  business  of  a  peddler  in  the  suburbs  of  New  York.  Thus 
accumulating  one  thousand  dollars  capital,  he  went  to  Selma, 
Alabama,  and  joined  his  brother  Joseph  in  a  small  general  store. 
In  1848  he  removed  to  Watertown,  New  York,  and  then  came  to 
New  York  city,  where  he  opened  a  wholesale  clothing  store. 
When  gold  was  discovered  in  California  he  went  thither,  and 
in  1850  opened  a  general  store  in  San  Francisco,  where  he  greatly 
prospered.  He  was  also  a  leader  among  those  who  strove  to 
give  California  a  stable  and  honest  government.  He  was  mar- 
ried, in  1854,  to  Miss  Henrietta  Hellman,  at  Munich,  Bavaria, 
and  a  few  years  later  settled  in  New  York,  joining  his  brothers 
Joseph  and  James  in  the  wholesale  clothing  and  importing 
business. 

In  1865  the  brothers  organized  the  great  banking-house  of 
J.  &  W.  Sehgman  &  Co.,  which  soon  rose  to  the  foremost  rank. 
Jesse  Sehgman  took  especial  interest  in  national  finance,  and 
was  the  trusted  adviser  of  more  than  one  Secretaiy  of  the  Trea- 
sury. He  was  of  great  service  to  the  government  in  placing  its 
bonds  in  the  European  market,  and  his  firm  has  for  the  last 
twenty  years  been  conspicuous  in  every  syndicate  formed  for 
that  purpose.  He  was  prominent  in  many  other  enterprises,  and 
in  the  vast  Hebrew  charities  of  New  York  city.  He  died  at 
Coronado  Beach,  Cahfornia,  on  April  23,  1894,  universally 
esteemed  and  lamented. 

The  second  of  the  six  children  of  Jesse  Seligman  is  Henry 
Seligman,  who  was  bom  in  San  Francisco,  California,  on  March 
31,  1857.  In  his  childhood  he  was  brought  by  his  parents  to 
New  York  city,  where  he  has  since  chiefly  made  his  home.  He 
was  educated  in  local  schools  and  in  New  York  University, 
from  which  latter  institution  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1875,  being  then  only  eighteen  years  of  age.  He  naturally 
decided  to  follow  the  business  in  which  his  father  and  uncles 
had  won  such  success.  He  was  under  no  necessity  of  working 
hard,  for  his  father  was  already  very  rich.  But,  with  character- 
istic energy  and  thoroughness,  he  resolved  to  begin  at  the  be- 
ginning and  learn  the  business  from  the  bottom  upward. 


348  HENKY    SELIGMAN 

Accordingly  he  went,  in  September,  1875,  three  months  after 
his  graduation  from  the  university,  to  San  Francisco,  and 
there  became  an  errand-boy  in  his  father's  Anglo-Cahfomian 
Bank.  He  worked  dihgently  and  studied,  and  was  from  time  to 
time  promoted  according  to  his  attainments  and  merits,  imtil  he 
became  assistant  cashier.  Then  he  was  called  back  to  New 
York,  in  1880,  and  entered  the  firm  of  J.  &  W.  SeUgman  &  Co., 
with  which  he  has  since  been  identified.  Since  the  death  of  his 
father  he  has  been  especially  prominent  in  the  management  of 
the  firm  and  the  successful  conduct  of  its  vast  business,  now 
extending  to  all  parts  of  the  world  and  exercising  an  influence 
in  the  money  markets  of  Europe  and  America. 

Active  participation  in  the  affairs  of  so  grea«t.  a  corporation 
might  be  deemed  sufficient  to  absorb  the  energies  of  any  one  man, 
Init  it  is  by  no  means  the  measure  of  Mr.  Seligman's  activities. 
He  is  interested  in  numerous  other  enterprises,  some  of  them  of 
great  importance.  Among  his  business  connections  the  following 
may  be  mentioned :  He  is  du'ector  and  chaunnan  of  the  exec- 
utive committee  of  the  United  States  Smelting  and  Refining 
Company,  and  a  director  of  the  American  Steel  and  Wire 
Company,  the  Bvdialo  Gras  Company,  the  Syi'acuse  Gas  Company, 
the  Welsbach  Commercial  Company,  which  controls  the  famous 
Welsbach  incandescent  gas-lighting  system,  and  the  Cramp 
Ship  and  Engine  Company,  one  of  the  foremost  ship-building 
corporations  in  the  world.  To  all  of  these  Mr.  Seligman  gives 
a  considerable  share  of  his  personal  attention,  and  promotes 
their  success  by  the  application  of  his  great  executive  ability  and 
business  foresight. 

Mr.  Sehgman  follows  in  the  footsteps  of  his  father  in  his 
interest  in  the  great  charities  and  other  public  benefactions  with 
which  the  Hebrew  element  of  New  York  is  so  honorably  identi- 
fied. He  is  also  a  prominent  figm'e  in  many  of  the  best  social 
organizations,  including  the  Lawyers'  Club,  the  Lotus  Club,  the 
Criterion  Club,  the  Country  Club,  and  the  Hollywood  Golf  Club. 

Mr.  Sehgman  was  married  in  this  city,  on  March  11,  1899,  to 
Mrs.  Addie  Walter  Seligman,  widow  of  David  Seligman  and 
daughter  of  the  late  J.  D.  Walter,  the  wedding  ceremony  being 
performed  by  Justice  George  C.  Barrett  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  the  State  of  New  York. 


ISAAC 


SELIGMAN 


ue  of  Seligman  has  long  stood  among  the  foremost 

:  ^'-lIu erica  for  8u< 

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1)6  son  of  a  family 

ble  edueatior. 

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■tifiiity  for  tl' 
•-If  of  far  ni' 

QcUnation  ti; 

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;m-:lliv,    ull   c-fpLtiii'M-j;   ..^, 

culture.    He  received  an 

cotxrse  at  the  University 

lunted  in  1838.     He  was 

specially  in  Crreek,  in 

V  iiiiently.     After  gradu- 

ime,  and  also  evinced  a 

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-cope  axii 

um,  however,  into  conmibreuii  ir;; 

.  d  with  the  extent  of  opportmiit;- s 

by  the  United  States,  he  came  to  this  country  in  1845. 

"         "  her,  for  which  ]^  was 

I'asily  have  attained 

and  disl:  '-sb.     It  \va»  to  him,  however,  only 

2;ap  until  1  a  place  in  the  business  world.    The 

was  presently   secured  in   the  capacity  of  cashier  and 

secretary  to  A'^-i    '"  ".vho  was  then  just  beginning 

lOTis  career  as  .!  •  at  Nesquehoning,  Pennsyl- 

;ind  wh<;  the  millionaire  p>resident  of 

high  Val  '. 

r)  that  sev  'aercantile  enter- 

t  G-reenfauv'.  •,  ........ ,u.c.     ii,  ..    ^.v    .w.t-  moderately  sue- 


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ISAAC   NEWTON   SELIGMAN 

THE  name  of  Seligman  has  long  stood  among  the  foremost 
in  America  for  successful  financiering  and  for  business 
integrity ;  and  the  city  of  New  York  has  had  no  foreign-born 
citizen  who  has  been  held  in  higher  and  more  deserved  esteem 
than  the  late  founder  of  the  banking  house  which  bears  that 
name,  the  house  of  J.  &  W.  Seligman  &  Co.  Joseph  Seligman 
was  bom  at  Baiersdorf,  Bavaria,  Gennany,  on  September  22, 
1819,  the  son  of  a  family  of  means  and  culture.  He  received  an 
admirable  education,  which  included  a  course  at  the  University 
of  Erlangen,  from  which  he  was  gi-aduated  in  1838.  He  was 
noted  for  his  proficiency  in  the  classics,  especially  in  Greek,  in 
which  language  he  was  able  to  converse  fluently.  After  gradu- 
ation he  studied  medicine  for  some  time,  and  also  evinced  a 
partiality  for  theological  studies.  Thus  he  secured  a  general 
culture  of  far  more  than  ordinary  scope  and  thoroughness. 

His  inclination  finally  led  him,  however,  into  commercial  and 
financial  pursuits.  Impressed  with  the  extent  of  opportunities 
offered  by  the  United  States,  he  came  to  this  country  in  1845. 
His  first  occupation  here  was  that  of  a  teacher,  for  which  he  was 
admirably  fitted  and  in  which  he  might  easily  have  attained 
lasting  and  distinguished  success.  It  was  to  him,  however,  only 
a  stop-gap  until  he  could  find  a  place  in  the  business  world.  The 
latter  was  presently  secured  in  the  capacity  of  cashier  and 
private  secretary  to  Asa  Packer,  who  was  then  just  beginning 
his  famous  career  as  a  contractor  at  Nesquehoning,  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  who  afterward  became  the  millionaire  president  of 
the  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad  system. 

From  that  service  Mr.  Seligman  passed  itito  a  mercantile  enter- 
prise at  Greensboro,  Alabama.     There  he  was  moderately  suc- 

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350  ISAAC    NEWTON    SELIGMAN 

cessful,  and  he  soon  accumulated  enough  capital  to  assure  him 
of  his  business  future.  He  then  wrote  to  his  brothers  in  Ger- 
many, of  whom  he  had  seven,  telling  them  of  the  advantages 
offered  by  the  United  States  and  urging  them  to  come  hither. 
Three  of  them  did  so  at  once,  and  all  the  rest  followed  later. 
Of  the  first  comers,  Jesse  and  Harry  Seligman  settled  at 
Watertown,  New  York,  and  for  seven  years  conducted  a  prosper- 
ous dry-goods  business.  Joseph  Sehgman,  the  pioneer,  mean- 
while remained  in  the  South,  where  he  was  finding  increasing 
prosperity. 

When  the  brothers  had  accumulated  enough  capital  for  the 
purpose,  and  felt  sufficiently  sure  of  their  ground  in  the  new 
coixntry,  they  came  to  New  York  city,  imited  their  resources,  and 
opened  an  importing  house.  To  the  firm  thus  formed  they  in 
time  admitted  their  other  brothers,  when  the  latter  came  over 
from  Europe. 

Thus  they  were  engaged  at  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  the 
Civil  War  in  the  United  States.  Joseph  Seligman  then  real- 
ized that  there  was  a  magnificent  opportimity  for  beginning  a 
career  in  the  banking  business.  He  communicated  his  views  to 
his  brothers,  and  quickly  gained  theu"  agreement.  Accordingly, 
the  banking  house  of  J.  &  W.  Seligman  was  opened,  in  New  York 
city,  in  1862.  This  was  the  beginning  of  one  of  the  most 
marvelous  financial  careers  in  the  history  of  America  or  the 
world. 

The  Sehgman  Bank  met  with  extraordinary  success  from 
almost  the  very  first.  The  New  York  house  rose  to  commanding 
proportions,  of  national  impoi'tance,  and  branches  were  estab- 
lished in  London,  Paris,  and  Frankfort.  Branches  were  also 
opened  in  two  American  cities,  namely,  San  Francisco,  where  a 
consolidation  was  afterward  formed  with  the  Anglo-California 
Bank,  and  New  Orleans,  the  latter  branch  being  known  as  the 
Seligman  and  Hellman  Bank,  Mr.  Hellman  being  a  son-in-law  of 
Mr.  Seligman. 

One  of  the  earliest  enterprises  of  the  Seligmans  was  the  intro- 
duction of  United  States  government  bonds  into  the  money 
markets  of  Europe,  and  especially  of  Germany.  This  was  under- 
taken in  1862,  in  what  was  the  darkest  hour  of  the  Union  cause. 
This  nation  needed  at  that  time  both  money  and  sympathy,  and 


ISAAC    NEWTON    SELIGMAN  351 

of  neither  had  it  received  much  from  the  Old  World.  The  under- 
taking of  the  Sehgmans  was  successful.  United  States  credit 
was  estabhshed  in  Europe,  confidence  in  the  stability  of  this 
government  was  promoted,  and  much  sympathy  with  the  national 
cause  was  thus  seciu'ed.  These  services  were  of  incalculable 
value  to  the  nation,  and  were  none  the  less  appreciated  because 
they  were  also  profitable  to  those  who  made  them.  The  govern- 
ment fittingly  recognized  them  by  making  the  London  branch  of 
the  Sehgman  Bank  the  authorized  European  depository  for  the 
funds  of  the  State  and  Naval  departments.  Nor  was  this  the 
only  patriotic  service  rendered  by  Joseph  Seligman.  On  many 
another  occasion  he  greatly  assisted  the  government,  and  indeed 
saved  its  credit  from  impairment,  hj  can-ying  for  it  large  sums 
of  money.  Again,  in  1871-72,  when  the  government  decided  to 
refund  the  two  hundred  and  fifty  bonds,  it  was  Mr.  Sehgman 
who  formulated  the  plans  for  the  operation  and  materially  assisted 
in  executing  them.  He  was  a  warm  personal  friend  of  <  General 
Grant,  and  was  asked  by  him  to  accept  the  office  of  Secretary  of 
the  Treasury  in  his  first  administration.  But  loyalty  to  his  bank- 
ing interests  and  to  his  many  connections  with  large  corporations 
— from  which  he  would  have  had  to  separate  himself — led  him  to 
dechne  this  tempting  offer. 

Joseph  Seligman  was  a  man  of  broad  and  Uberal  sympathies, 
in  whom  all  beneficent  causes  found  a  cordial  friend,  without 
regard  to  distinctions  of  race  or  creed.  He  was  the  founder  of  the 
great  Hebrew  Orphan  Asylum  in  New  York,  and  was  in  many  ways 
the  benefactor  of  his  fellow-Hebrews.  But  he  also  aided  many 
non-Hebrew  institutions  and  benevolent  enterprises,  and  he  was 
one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Society  for  Ethical  Culture,  to  which 
he  gave  the  sum  of  seventy  thousand  dollars. 

He  was  married  in  1848,  and  to  him  and  his  wife,  Babette 
Seligman,  were  born  nine  children,  of  whom  the  third  son  is 
Isaac  Newton  Seligman,  his  successor  as  the  present  head  of  the 
banking  house.  Mr.  Seligman  died  at  New  Orleans  on  April  25, 
1880,  universally  honored  and  lamented. 

Isaac  Newton  Seligman,  above  mentioned,  was  born  to  Joseph 
and  Babette  Seligman,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  on  July  10, 1855. 
His  education  was  received  entirely  in  his  native  city,  at  the 
Columbia  Grammar  School,  which  he  entered  at  the  age  of  ten 


352  ISAAC    NEWTON    SELIGMAN 

years,  and  at  Columbia  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
with  honors  in  1876.  Diuing  his  coUege  course  he  was  prominent 
in  athletics  as  well  as  in  scholarship,  and  was  an  efficient  mem- 
ber of  the  famous  winning  Columbia  crew  which  won  the  race  at 
Saratoga  in  1874  over  Yale,  Harvard,  and  nine  other  college  crews. 
He  has  always  been  a  loyal  alumnus  of  Columbia,  was  for  a  long 
time  president  of  the  boat  club,  and  was  active  in  raising  funds 
for  the  new  college  gi-ounds. 

For  two  years  after  his  graduation  from  Columbia,  Mr.  Selig- 
man  was  connected  with  the  New  Orleans  branch  of  his  father's 
banking  house.  He  there  evinced  a  marked  aptitude  for  finance 
in  the  earliest  stages  of  his  business  career,  and  was  soon  looked 
upon  as  the  "  coming  man  "  in  the  rising  generation  of  the  Sehg- 
man  family. 

In  1878  Mr.  Sehgman  came  to  New  York  city,  and  entered  the 
banking  house  of  J.  and  W.  Seligman  &  Co.  There  he  showed 
himself  as  capable  as  his  New  Orleans  career  had  pi'omised  he 
would  be,  and  he  immediately  became  a  conspicuous  and  domi- 
nant figm'e  in  the  banking  world  of  the  American  metropolis. 
Upon  the  death  of  his  father  in  1880,  he,  with  liis  uncle  Jesse, 
succeeded  to  the  management  of  the  firm,  and  at  the  present 
time  Mr.  Seligman  is  the  sole  head  of  the  famous  house. 

Mr.  Sehgman  is  a  director  of  the  St.  Lotus  and  Santa  Fe  Rail- 
road, and  of  the  Norih  Shore  (Boston  and  Lynn)  Railway,  a 
trustee  of  the  Munich  Reinsui-ance  Fire  Company,  the  National 
Sound  Money  League,  the  People's  Institute,  the  Cooperative 
Committee  on  Playgrounds,  the  New  York  Audit  Company,  the 
St.  John's  Cluild,  and  the  Hebrew  Charities  Building.  He  is  a 
life  member  of  the  New  York  Sailors'  and  Soldiers'  Association, 
and  of  the  National  Historic  Museimi.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  of  the  State  of  New  York  and  was  a  lead- 
ing subscriber  to  its  building  fund,  and  was  a  delegate  from  it  to 
the  London  Chamber  of  Commerce  celebration.  He  is  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Baron  Do  Hirsch  Memorial  Fund,  and  was  treasurer 
of  the  Waring  Fund.  He  is  a  director  of  the  City  and  Subur- 
ban Homes  Company,  which  is  erecting  improved  tenements  and 
dwellings.  He  has  been  a  delegate  to  the  National  Conference 
of  Charities  and  Corrections.  He  takes  a  great  and  active  inter- 
est in  charitable  work,  and  is  connected  with  many  charitable 


ISAAC    NEWTON    SELIGMAN  353 

organizations,  especially  those  looking  to  the  rehef  and  education 
of  the  children  of  the  poor. 

Mr.  Seligman  takes  an  earnest  and  patriotic  interest  in  public 
affairs,  hut  has  sought  no  political  of&ce.  The  only  such  office 
he  has  held  is  that  of  trustee  of  the  Manhattan  State  Hospital, 
to  which  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Morton  and  reappointed 
by  Governor  Eoosevelt.  The  direction  his  political  interest  and 
afifihatious  have  taken  is  indicated  by  his  official  connection  with 
the  Sound  Monej'  League. 

He  is  a  member  of  a  number  of  prominent  clubs,  among  which 
may  be  named  the  Lotus,  the  Lawyers',  the  University,  the 
Natural  Arts,  and  the  St.  Andrew's  Golf  clubs  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Seligman  was  married,  in  1883,  to  Miss  Guta  Loeb,  a 
daughter  of  Solomon  Loeb,  of  the  banking  firm  of  Kuhn,  Loeb 
&  Co.,  of  New  York  and  Frankfort,  Germany.  The  wedding 
took  place  at  Frankfort.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Seligman  have  two  chil- 
dren :  Joseph  Lionel  Seligman  and  Mai'garet  Valentine  Seligman. 


HENRY  FRANCIS  SHOEMAKER 

HENRY  FRANCIS  SHOEMAKER,  banker  and  railroad 
president,  was  born  in  Schuylkill  County,  Pennsylvania, 
on  March  28,  1845.  His  ancestors  were  Dutch,  and  the  first  of 
them  in  this  country  were  among  the  comrades  of  Pastorius,  the 
Grennan  Quaker  and  friend  of  William  Penn,  who  settled  at 
Philadelphia  in  1683.  Peter  Shoemaker,  his  great-great-grand- 
father, served  in  the  Indian  wars  of  the  colonial  period,  and  his 
son,  John  Shoemaker,  served  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution.  In 
the  next  generation  both  the  grandfathers  of  Mr.  Shoemaker, 
Henry  Shoemaker  and  William  Brock,  were  soldiers  in  the  War 
of  1812.  Mr.  Shoemaker  himself  was  an  officer  in  the  Civil  War. 
Mr.  Shoemaker's  great-great-uncle,  Colonel  George  Shoemaker, 
was  the  fii'st  to  bring  anthracite  coal  to  the  Philadelphia  market, 
and  his  father,  John  W.  Shoemaker,  was  a  prominent  coal  oper- 
ator at  Tamaqua,  Pennsylvania.  John  W.  Shoemaker  mamed 
Mary  A.  Brock,  daughter  of  William  Brock,  the  latter  a  leading 
coal  operator,  and  to  them  was  born  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Mr.  Shoemaker  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Tamaqua,  and 
in  the  Grenesee  Seminary  at  Lima,  New  York.  In  his  boyhood 
he  manifested  a  keen  interest  in  coal-mining,  and  when  out  of 
school  was  an  almost  daily  visitor  at  his  father's  works.  When 
the  invasion  of  Pennsjdvania  occurred,  in  1863,  and  Governor 
Curtin  called  for  volunteers,  he  organized  a  company  of  sixty 
men  at  his  father's  mines,  and  took  them  to  Harrisburg.  He 
was  elected  captain,  but  declined  the  jjlace  in  favor  of  an  older 
man,  and  took  that  of  first  lieutenant.  The  company  served 
until  after  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  and  was  then  mustered  out. 

The  next  year  Mr.  Shoemaker  went  to  Philadelphia  and  en- 
tered one  of  the  leading  houses  in  the  coal-shipping  trade  of  that 

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HENRY  FRANCIS  SHOEMAKER 

"^  "-  ^^RY  FRANCIS  SHOEMAKER,  b; 
-sident,  was  boru  in  Schuylkill  Cov 
ou  March  28,  1845.  His  ancestors  were  Dut 
them  in  this  country  were  among  the  comi'a' ; 
Oerman  Quaker  and  friend  of  "William  P<- 
Philadelphia  in  1683.  Peter  Shoemaker,  hir 
father,  served  in  the  Indian  wars  of  the  col(>^ 
son,  John  Shoemaker,  served  in  the  War  of  ■ 
the  next  generation  both  the  grandfathers  . 
Henry  Shoemaker  and  William  Brock,  were 
of  1812.  Ml'.  Shoemaker  himself  was  an  offi<  ■ 
Mr.  Shoemaker's  great-great-unele.  Colonel  ' 
was  the  first  to  bring  anthi  'to  the  I" 

and  his  father,  John  W.  Sh  .  was  a  p 

ator  at  Tamaqua,  Pennsylvania.  John  W.  Shoemaker  mo : 
Mar-  ^  T^^v...!.-.  .daughter  o-f  ^^^n-"  T:!,.,va  ^ ...  latter  a  le:v 
coat  r-.  ♦'>-:""'.  of  this  sk 

Mi\  t'  !■-  i^ckc-jl^.  01:  Tan^ 

in  the  G-  .,ewYork.     In  hi.-- 

he  manifested  a  Keen  mierest  lu  coal-mining,  and  when  <>. 
school  was  an  almost  daily  visitor  at  his  father's  works.  ^^ 
the  invasion  of  Pennsylvania  occurred,  in  1863,  and  Govi 
Curtin  called  for  volunteers,  he  organized  a  company  of  - 
men  at  his  fathers  mines,  and  took  them  to  Harrisbm-g. 
was  elected  captain,  but  declined  the  place  in  favor  of  an  ■ 
man,  and  took  that  of  first  lieutenant.  The  company  se. 
until  after  the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  and  was  then  mustered 

The  nest  year  Mr.  Shoemaker  went  to  Philadelphia  and 
tered  one  of  the  leatling  houses  in  the  coal-shipping  trade  of  x ' 

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HENRY    FRANCIS    SHOEMAKER  355 

city.  In  1866  he  formed  the  firm  of  Shoemaker  and  Mclntyre, 
and  in  1870  he  formed  the  firm  of  Fry,  Shoemaker  &  Co.,  and 
engaged  in  the  business  of  mining  anthracite  coal  at  Tamaqua, 
Pennsylvania.  He  soon  saw,  however,  greater  opportunities  for 
himself  in  the  transportation  business  than  in  coal-mining,  and 
accordingly  sold  his  coal  interests  and  entered  the  railroad  world. 
In  1876  he  became  secretaiy  and  treasurer  of  the  Central  Rail- 
road of  Minnesota.  Two  years  later  he  took  an  active  part  in 
the  construction  of  the  Rochester  and  State  Line  Railroad, 
at  about  the  same  time  removing  his  residence  to  New  York. 
To  his  railroad  interests  he  added  that  of  banking,  in  1881,  in 
opening  the  banking  house  of  Shoemaker,  Dillon  &  Co.  in  New 
York.     That  house  has  dealt  largely  in  railroad  securities. 

Mr.  Shoemaker  became  interested  in  the  Wheeling  and  Lake 
Erie  Railroad  in  1886,  president  of  the  Mineral  Range  Railroad 
in  1887,  chaii'man  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Cincinnati, 
Hamilton  and  Dayton  Railroad  in  1889,  and,  in  1893,  one  of  the 
chief  owners  of  the  Cleveland,  Lorain  and  Wheeling  Railroad. 
He  also  is,  or  recently  has  been,  chairman  of  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  Cincinnati,  New  Orleans  and  Texas  Pacific, 
president  of  the  Cincinnati,  Dayton  and  Ironton,  and  the  Dayton 
and  Union  railroads,  vice-president  of  the  Indiana,  Decatur  and 
Western  Railway,  and  a  director  of  the  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  and 
Indianapolis,  and  the  Alabama  Great  Southern  raih'oads,  and 
also  of  the  Enghsh  corporation  controlHng  the  last-named  in 
London.  He  has  been  interested  in  coal-mining  in  the  Kanawha 
valley.  West  Virginia,  and  in  the  New  Jersey  Rubber  Shoe 
Company,  now  part  of  the  United  States  Rubber  Company.  He 
is  a  trustee  of  the  Tmst  Company  of  New  York,  and  of  the 
North  American  Trust  Company,  of  the  Mount  Hope  Cemetery, 
and  of  the  Good  Samaritan  Dispensary. 

Mr.  Shoemaker  is  a  member  of  the  Union  Leagiie,  Riding, 
Lawyers',  Lotus,  Riverside  Yacht,  and  American  Yacht  clubs  of 
New  York,  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  and  the  Pennsylvania  Society  of  New  York.  He  was 
married,  on  April  22,  1874,  to  Miss  Blanche  Quiggle,  daughter 
of  the  Hon.  James  W.  Quiggle  of  Philadelphia,  formerly  United 
States  minister  to  Belgium.  Two  sons  and  one  daughter  have 
been  born  to  him. 


EDWARD  LYMAN  SHORT 


THE  ancestry  of  Edward  Lyman  Short,  so  far  as  the  United 
States  is  concerned,  begins  with  some  of  the  earUest  New 
England  colonists.  Indeed,  we  may  trace  it  back  of  them 
to  Henry  Sewall,  who  was  Mayor  of  Coventry,  England,  of  whose 
descendants  five  have  been  judges,  three  of  them  chief  judges,  in 
this  country.  The  first  of  the  Shorts  in  this  country  was  Henry 
Short,  who  came  over  in  the  famous  ship  Mary  and  John,  and 
arrived  in  Boston  in  1634.  The  first  of  the  Lymans  had  already 
come  hither,  thi*ee  years  earher.  This  was  Richard  Lyman,  who 
settled  at  Hartford  in  1631.  In  later  generations  both  these 
families  were  prominently  identified  with  the  interests  of  the 
rising  nation,  as  witness  the  names  and  patriotic  records  of  Lieu- 
tenant John  Lyman,  Major  Ehhu  Lyman,  Colonel  Samuel  Par- 
tridge, and  Captain  Timothy  Dwight,  who  were  all  among  Mr. 
Short's  ancestors.  Richard  Lyman,  it  may  be  added,  came  from 
High  Ongar,  England,  and  his  will  was  the  first  ever  probated 
in  the  Connecticut  Colony. 

From  Henry  Short,  a  direct  descendant,  was  the  eminent  theo- 
logian and  educator,  Charles  Short,  LL.  D.,  who  was  one  of  the 
committee  on  the  revision  of  the  Bible  from  1871  to  1882,  presi- 
dent of  Kenyon  College  from  1863  to  1868,  and  professor  of 
the  Latin  language  and  literature  in  Columbia  College  from  1868 
to  1886.  In  the  same  generation  was  descended  from  Rich- 
ard Lyman  Miss  Jean  Ann  Lyman  of  Greenfield,  Massachusetts. 
She  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  Short,  and  to  them  the  subject  of 
the  present  sketch  was  born. 

Edward  Lyman  Short  was  born,  of  such  parentage  and  ances- 
try, in  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  on  September  30,  1854.  When 
he  was  only  nine  years  of  age  his  father  became  a  member  of  the 


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EDWARD  LYMAN  SHORT 

nj^HE  ancestry  of  Edward  Lyman  Short,  so  far  as 
.  .JL    States  is  concerned,  begins  with  some  of  the  *  \ 
England   colonists.      Lideed,  we  may  trace   i'    ' 
to  Henry  Sewall,  who  was  Mayor  of  Coventiy,  li 
descendants  five  have  been  judges,  three  of  ther 
this  country.     The  first  of  the  Shorts  in  this  cou 
Short,  who  came  over  in  the  fajnous  shijj  Mnry  cir 
arrived  in  Boston  in  1634.    The  first  of  the  Lymans 
come  hither,  three  years  earlier.    This  was  Richard  I 
settled  at  Hartford  in  1631.     In  later  generations 
families  were  prominently  identified  with  the  inter 
rising  nation,  as  witness  the  names  and  patriotic  recr; 
tenant  John  Lyman,  Major  Elihu  Lyman,  Colo*?"^ 
tridge,  and  Captain  Timothy  Dwight,  who  wer^ 
Short's  ancestors.     Richard  layman,  it  may  : 
High  Ongar,  England,  and  his  will  was  tl 
in  at  Colon; 

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EDWARD    LYMAN    SHORT  357 

faculty  of  Columbia  College,  and  settled  in  New  York,  and  the 
boy  accordingly  received  his  early  education  in  schools  in  this 
city.  He  was  prepared  for  college  at  Philhps  Academy,  Andover, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1871.  He  then  en- 
tered Columbia  College,  and  was  graduated  there  with  high 
honors  in  1875.  Choosing  the  law  for  his  profession,  he  began 
the  study  of  it  in  private  offices,  and  also  in  the  Columbia  College 
Law  School,  from  which  latter  he  was  graduated  in  1879.  In 
the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar.  In  1884: 
he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Davies  &  Rapallo,  and  has 
remained  in  that  connection  to  the  present  time,  the  fii-m  mean- 
time changing  its  name  to  Davies,  Cole  &  Rapallo,  then  to 
Davies,  Short  &  Townsend,  and  finally,  as  at  present,  to  Davies, 
Stone  &  Auerbach. 

Mr.  Short  has  made  a  specialty  of  cases  involving  railway  in- 
terests, taxation,  insm-ance,  and  corporation  law,  and  has  come 
to  be  recognized  as  an  authority  in  such  matters.  He  has 
written  a  standard  work  on  "  Railway  Bonds  and  Mortgages." 
Among  railroad  companies  in  whose  litigation  he  has  par- 
ticipated are  the  Wabash,  the  Scioto  Valley,  the  Minneapolis  and 
St.  Louis,  and  the  Lackawanna  and  Pittsburg.  He  has  for  some 
time  been  general  solicitor  for  the  Mutual  Life  Insui-ance  Com- 
pany of  this  city.  He  was  also  engaged  in  the  important  tax 
case  of  the  Horn  Silver  Mining  Company,  the  Hillman  fx'aud 
case,  and  the  Ruuk  suicide  case,  before  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  United  States. 

He  has  never  held  nor  sought  poUtical  office,  but  has  devoted 
his  attention  almost  exclusively  to  the  practice  of  his  profession. 
He  has  found  recreation  and  intellectual  elevation  in  travel 
abroad,  and  in  the  cultivation  of  artistic  and  hterary  tastes.  He 
is  a  member  of  many  of  the  best  social  organizations  of  the  city, 
among  them  being  the  University,  Metropolitan,  Church,  Law- 
yers', and  Down-Town  clubs,  the  Riding  Club,  the  Sons  of  the 
Revolution,  and  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars. 

Mr.  Short  was  married  in  this  city,  in  November,  1887,  to 
Miss  Livingston  Petit,  daughter  of  John  Jules  Petit,  and  has  one 
daughter,  Anna  Livingston,  and  one  son,  Livingston  Lyman 
Short. 


CHARLES  STEWART  SMITH 

CHARLES  STEWAET  SMITH  comes,  on  his  father's  side, 
fi'om  the  early  English  stock  that  settled  in  the  Connecti- 
cut valley  in  1641,  and  is  sixth  in  descent  from  Lieutenant  Sam- 
uel Smith,  Sr.,  and  the  Hon.  Richard  Treat,  both  distinguished 
in  colonial  history ;  and,  on  his  mother's  side,  from  the  best  stock 
of  New  Jersey,  her  father,  Aaron  Dickinson  Woodruff,  having 
been  for  many  years  Attorney-General  and  one  of  the  foremost 
lawyers  of  that  State.  He  was  bom  on  March  2, 1832,  at  Exeter, 
New  Hampshire,  where  his  father  was  a  Congregational  minister. 
From  his  father  he  acquu'ed  the  nidiments  of  a  good  education, 
including  Latin  and  Grreek.  Then  he  went  to  the  village  school 
and  academy,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  was  able  himself  to  be- 
come a  school-teacher  in  a  Connecticut  village.  A  few  years 
later  he  came  to  New  York,  and  at  once  fell  into  the  business 
pm-suit  which  was  to  claim  his  life's  attention,  and  in  which  he 
was  to  achieve  a  gi'eater  than  ordinary  measure  of  success. 

He  became  a  clerk  in  a  dry-goods  jobbing-house.  In  a  short 
time  he  became  master  of  the  details  of  the  business,  and  showed 
himself  to  be  industrious  and  trustworthy.  Promotion  followed 
as  a  matter  of  coiu'se.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  was  admitted 
to  partnership  in  the  important  house  of  S.  B.  Chittenden  &  Co., 
and  thereafter  lived  abroad  for  several  years  as  its  Em-opean  rep- 
resentative. His  experience  there  was  just  what  was  needed  to 
complete  his  training  as  a  man  of  affairs. 

On  his  retm'n  to  Ameiica,  he  organized  a  firm  of  his  own,  un- 
der the  name  of  Smith,  Hogg  &  Grardiner,  which  succeeded  to 
the  dry -goods  commission  business  of  the  Boston  house  of  A.  & 
A.  Lawrence,  and  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  had  a  prosperous 

358 


CHAKLES  STEWART  SMITH  359 

career.  In  1887  he  retired  from  active  labor,  though  his  firm 
continued  under  the  same  name. 

His  abihty  as  a  financier  naturally  led  him  into  other  enter- 
prises, especially  banking.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
Fifth  Avenue  Bank,  and  of  the  German-American  Insm-ance 
Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  United  States  Trust  Com- 
pany, the  Fom-th  National  Bank,  the  Merchants'  National  Bank, 
the  Fifth  Avenue  Bank,  the  Greenwich  Savings  Bank,  and  the 
Equitable  Life  Assm-ance  Society.  He  is  also  a  trustee  of  the 
Presbyteiian  Hospital. 

The  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  his  associates  in  the  busi- 
ness world  has  been  strikingly  shown  by  his  election,  in  1887,  as 
twenty-sixth  president  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  his 
unanimous  reelection  for  seven  successive  terms.  He  has  taken 
a  good  citizen's  active  interest  in  pohtics,  but  has  never  held 
political  oflBice.  The  nomination  to  the  Mayoralty  of  the  city 
was  once  offered  to  him,  but  declmed.  Mr.  Smith  was  chairman 
of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  Committee  on  Railroad  Transpor- 
tation which  caused  the  iavestigation  to  be  made  by  the  Hepburn 
Committee,  in  1879,  which  secured  for  New  York  State  the  Rail- 
road Commission.  He  was  chairman  of  the  executive  committee 
of  the  Committee  of  Seventy  that  overthrew  Tammany  and 
elected  Mayor  Strong  in  1891,  and  was  also  chairman  of  the  Cit- 
izens' Union,  in  1897,  that  nominated  Seth  Low  for  Mayor,  and, 
with  an  organization  existing  but  six  months,  cast  one  hundred 
and  fifty  thousand  votes  for  its  candidate,  and  was  only  defeated 
by  the  hostility  of  the  machines,  which  feared  a  municipal  gov- 
ernment imtrammeled  by  party  obhgations. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League,  Century,  MetropoHtan, 
Merchants',  City,  Lawyers',  and  Players'  clubs,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  New  England  Society,  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolu- 
tion, and  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  and  is  a  well-known  figure 
and  frequently  toast-master  or  speaker  at  many  pubUc  dinners 
and  meetings.  He  is  a  hf  e  member  of  the  Academy  of  Design  and 
of  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  and  possesses  a  valu- 
able collection  of  paintings.  He  has  presented  to  the  Metropol- 
itan Museum  a  collection  of  Japanese  and  Chinese  porcelains 
and  other  objects.  Mr.  Smith  has  been  a  frequent  contributor 
to  some  of  the  best  magazines  and  re\aews. 


DE  WITT   SMITH 


AMONGr  the  younger  liuanciers  of  New  York,  the  financial 
J^  capital  of  the  Western  world,  there  are  few  who  are  as  suc- 
cessful and  as  favorably  known,  both  locally  and  throughout  the 
country  at  large,  as  De  Witt  Smith,  the  president  of  the  Rich- 
mond, Petersburg  and  Carolina  Railroad  Company. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  native  of  the  northern  part  of  New  York  State, 
where  his  father  was  for  many  years  prominent  and  honored  in 
transportation  and  financial  circles.  He  was  born  at  Cape  Vin- 
cent, New  York,  on  March  31,  1858,  but  spent  most  of  his  boy- 
hood in  the  city  of  Oswego,  New  York,  and  acquired  his  early 
education  in  its  schools.  The  family  remained  at  Oswego  until 
the  year  1876,  when  it  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  Mr.  Smith's 
father  was  extensively  interested  in  the  lumber  trade.  Mr. 
Smith,  who  was  then  eighteen  years  old  and  throtigh  with  the 
common  and  grammar  schools,  of  course  accompanied  his  family 
to  Michigan,  and  there  began  his  own  business  career. 

His  inclination  was  strongly  toward  finance,  and  accordingly 
his  first  employment  was  in  the  Gratiot  County  Bank  of  St. 
Louis,  Michigan.  He  had  not  had  previous  experience  in  such 
work,  but  he  entered  into  his  duties  more  as  an  expert  than  as  a 
novice.  From  the  hour  of  his  entry  into  the  bank  he  showed 
exceptional  aptitude  for  financial  transactions,  and  rare  good 
judgment  in  conducting  them  —  the  qualities  which,  more  fully 
developed,  have  marked  his  siibsequent  career  with  so  great  a 
measure  of  success.  Promotion  after  promotion  came  in  rapid 
sequence,  and  within  a  year  he  became  practically  the  manager 
of  the  bank.  But  Mr.  Smith  was  a  firm  believer  in  the  "higher 
education,"  for  business  men  as  well  as  for  members  of  the 
learned  professions.     It  had  been  his  boyish  ambition  to  pursue 

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DE  WJTT   KMTTH 

AMONG  rlie  younger  tinariciers  of  New  York,  the   H;;: 
-OL  capital  of  the  Western  world,  there  are  few  who  ai 
cessful  and  as  favorably  known,  both  locally  and  throne 
country  at  large,  as  De  Witt  Smith,  the  president  of  \  . 
mond,  Petersburg  and  Carolina  Railroad  Company. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  native  of  the  northern  part  of  New  York  State, 
where  his  father  was  for  many  years  prominent  and  honored  in 
transportation  and  financial  circles.  He  was  bom  at  Cape  Vin- 
cent, New  York,  on  March  31,  1858,  but  spent  most  of  bis  boy- 
hood in  the  city  of  Oswego,  New  Yoi'k,  and  acquired  his  early 
education  in  its  schools.  The  family  remained  at  Oswego  until 
the  year  1876,  when  it  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  Mr.  Smith's 
father  was  extensively  interested  in  the  lumber  trade.  IVT'- 
Smith,  who  was  then  eighteen  years  old  and  thi-ougb  Avitb 
common  and  grammar  schools,  of  cour  panied  his  family 

to  Miclngan,and  there  began  his  owi'  carf^er. 

His  inclination  was  strongly  towa,  and  accordir 

h'>H  tirnf  r-i^  ■^■ivn!<-nl  wn^s  in   IIh'  O-  .;aty  Bank  oi 

Loui>!,  Atii  xperience  in  - 

work,  but  !.:*■,  -,■    ;t-  an  expert  than  ; 

novice.     From  thf  into  the  bank  he  sb< 

exceptional  aptitude   I'or   iiuiuu-uil  transactions,  and  y: 
judgment  in  conducting  them  —  the  qualities  which,  ni 
developed,  have  marked  his  subsequent  career  with  s^  > 
measure  of  success.     Protnotion  after  promotion  cani< 
sequence,  and  within  a  year  he  became  practically  the 
of  the  bank.     But  Mr.  Smith  was  a  firm  believer  iii 
education,"  for  lousiness  men  as  well  as  for  me; 
learned  professions.     It  had  been  his  boyish  ambiticvn  ; 


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DE    WITT    SMITH  361 

a  regular  collegiate  course,  deeming  such  culture  as  an  advan- 
tageous preparation  for  any  worthy  career.  His  parents  also 
encouraged  hiiu  in  this  ambition,  especially  his  mother,  who  was 
a  lady  of  remarkable  intellectuality  and  wide  culture. 

Accordingly  he  resigned  his  place  in  the  Gratiot  County  Bank, 
with  all  its  bright  prospects  of  preferment  in  the  financial  world, 
and  came  back  to  the  East  to  become  a  college  student.  Yale 
was  the  university  of  his  choice,  and  he  was  matriculated  there 
as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1886.  In  that  venerable  institution 
he  soon  attained  high  rank  as  a  scholar.  During  his  coui'se 
at  Yale  he  found  time  to  pursue  the  theological  studies  of  the 
Yale  Divinity  School,  in  which  he  was  specially  interested  as  an 
intellectual  pursuit. 

After  Mr.  Smith  left  Yale  he  became  fully  persuaded  that  his 
most  suitable  course  was  to  be  found  in  the  business  world.  So 
he  entered  business  in  New  York  city.  Here  he  devoted  his 
attention  to  financial  enterprises.  One  of  the  first  and  closest 
friends  of  Mr.  Smith  in  New  York  was  Professor  Charles  Top- 
pan,  who  was  known  as  an  "  oil  genius,"  as  well  as  a  man  of 
sterling  worth.  The  fact  that  Mr.  Smith  became  his  intimate 
friend  and  associate  is  in  itself  a  fine  indication  of  the  young 
man's  admirable  character.  Through  this  acquaintance  Mr. 
Smith  was  placed  i;pon  the  threshold  of  a  promising  career  in 
the  oil  trade.  He  was  soon  brought  into  close  relations  with 
the  officers  of  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  and  made  with  that 
corporation  some  contracts  of  great  importance.  Unfortunately, 
before  he  was  fully  launched  upon  this  course  of  operations,  his 
friend  Professor  Toppan  died,  and  he  was  accordingly  compelled 
to  abandon  that  promising  field. 

He  immediately  tmnied  his  attention  to  another  and  more 
promising  field  —  namely,  that  of  railroading.  He  was  quick  to 
appreciate  the  advantages  that  might  be  gained  in  many  places 
by  consolidating  under  one  management  a  number  of  roads,  thus 
making  a  profitable  trunk-line  out  of  what  had  been  a  series  of 
separate  and  struggling  railroads.  He  found  an  opportunity  for 
such  work  along  the  Southern  Atlantic  seaboard,  and  acquired 
by  purchase  from  the  city  of  Petersburg  its  control  of  the 
Richmond,  Petersburg,  and  Carohna  Railroad.  He  forthwith 
financed  and  constructed  a  one-hundred-mile  extension  south 


362  DE     WITT    SMITH 

into  Nortli  Carolina,  making  connection  with  the  Richmond, 
Fredericksburg  and  Potomac  Raihoad.  Dm'ing  1898  he  person- 
ally conducted  the  negotiations  for  the  purpose  of  the  varioixs 
raihoad  properties  composing  the  entu-e  Seaboard  Air  Line  in 
behalf  of  the  syndicate  of  which  he  was  a  member,  and  was  a 
prime  factor  in  the  amalgamation  of  a  number  of  Southern  roads 
into  the  gi-eater  Seaboard  Au"  Line,  which  caused  so  marked  a 
sensation  in  the  railroad  and  financial  world  in  the  fall  of  1899. 

Mr.  Smith  is  still  an  important  member  of  the  Seaboard  Air 
Line  Syndicate,  but  he  has  also  turned  his  attention  to  other 
enterprises  of  a  similar  nature,  to  all  of  which  his  direction 
seems  to  be  an  assurance  of  profitable  progress.  He  is  now,  as 
already  stated,  pi-esident  of  the  Richmond,  Petersburg  and  Caro- 
lina Railroad,  the  affau's  of  which  company  he  directs  with 
signal  skill.  He  is  also  the  principal  owner,  as  he  was  the 
organizer,  of  the  Colonial  Consti'uction  Company,  a  corporation 
which  controls  a  number  of  railroad  construction  contracts 
amounting  to  many  milhons  of  dollars. 

Mr.  Smith's  various  enterprises  have  entailed  upon  him  a 
great  amount  of  travehng  alwut  the  country.  His  home  and 
his  principal  office  are,  however,  in  New  York  city.  His  private 
offices  are  connected  with  the  sumptuous  suite  of  rooms  occu- 
pied by  the  Richmond,  Petersburg  and  Carolina  Raihoad  Com- 
pany, including  the  entire  front  of  the  fourteenth  floor  of  the 
Washington  Life  Insurance  Company's  Building,  on  the  lower 
part  of  Broadway.  He  has  a  handsome  home  on  West  Eighty- 
fifth  Street,  and  there  spends  most  of  his  leisure  time,  for  his 
tastes  are  decidedly  domestic.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Lawyers' 
Club  and  a  number  of  other  clubs,  but  holds  that  clubs  are 
made  for  men,  not  men  for  clubs.  Welcomed  as  be  always  is 
wherever  he  goes,  therefore,  he  makes  his  club  associates  a  mere 
incident  of  his  hfe,  his  chief  attention  being  given  to  his  offices 
and  his  home. 

He  is  a  man  of  much  "  personal  magnetism "  and  charm  of 
manner,  and  eminently  fitted  to  become  a  social  leader,  or  to 
pursue  a  successful  career  in  politics.  To  the  latter,  however, 
he  has  paid  little  attention  beyond  discharging  the  duties  of  an 
intelhgent  and  public-spirited  citizen. 


JOHN  S.IBINE  SMITH 

his  sketch  comes  of  a  family  that  was  honor- 
...:^.    .....,,,,.  .a  England  many  generations  ago.     On  his 

kther's  side  his  ancestry  includes  Captain  James  Parker,  who 
^  ■      VcKingP^         '■'     in  1676.     H:. 
-nder  of  Vermont;  1;_ 

rsit  vviuie  child  boru  lu  Uiut  town;  and  his  father  was 
than  fifty  years  a  prominent  physician,  practising  at 
::i:'loi^a,  Vermont. 

"  hii  Hr;V>i-Tc  PTiiith  was  bom  at  Randolph,  on  April  24,  1843. 
V.    :     :    ■,:  L  .•  gain  an  edncation  rhronorh  his  own  <>nero-ip<!. 
:■  a  preparatory  co; 
./lecticut,  at  the  age 
liuch  time  in  working  to  pay  his  way,  he  was  gi'adLuited,  four 
ears  later,  at  the  h  ■     •  ■  '  '  ■  ^  s  class.   Then  for  five  y ■^• :  ■  •  '     •  -  ^ight 
.-'.hool  at  Troy  an;*  hester,  New  York,  mea  idy- 

,  ii^  was  admi'  iLa  bar, 

>;  city  to  eiji  -e  of  his 

t'fession.     Here  for  many  yuars  he  has  ranked  among 
liiligent,  hard-working,  and  SKi'-'ossful  lawyers  in  the 
has  been  comiected  with  nuiuy  important  cases,  and 
'-   "ies. 

n's  .Repnl»li"?>ti   riiib  in  1879,  and 

.  it  was  I'  'i  mto  the  R'  he  remained 

-  jf  its  leacL :_.,,...  ._.(jrs.    Hewas^:  „:inizers  of  the 

iepxiblican  League  of  the  United  States,  and  was  actively  con- 

erned  in  the  first  National  C'r    '        .    f.      .>  k         .-m.  . 

iield  in  New  York  in  1887.  Tl, 
rie  Republican  clubs  potent  fo 
le  was  the  leader  in  the  fight   i 

303 


/ 


JOHN  SABINE  SMITH 


THE  subject  of  this  sketch  comes  of  a  family  that  was  honor- 
ably known  in  England  many  generations  ago.  On  his 
father's  side  his  ancestry  includes  Captain  James  Parker,  who 
was  engaged  in  the  King  Philip  War  in  1676.  His  great-gi-and- 
father  was  the  founder  of  Windsor,  Vennont ;  his  grandfather 
was  the  first  white  child  born  in  that  town;  and  his  father  was 
for  more  than  fifty  years  a  y)i'omiuent  physician,  practising  at 
Randolph,  Vermont. 

John  Sabine  Smith  was  born  at  Randolph,  on  April  24,  1843. 
He  was  forced  to  gain  an  education  through  his  own  energies. 
After  a  preparatory  course,  he  went  to  Trinity  College,  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  and  though  compelled  to  spend 
much  time  in  working  to  pay  his  way,  he  was  graduated,  four 
years  later,  at  the  head  of  his  class.  Then  for  five  years  he  taught 
school  at  Troy  and  at  Westchester,  New  York,  meanwhile  study- 
ing law.  In  May,  1868,  he  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar, 
and  then  came  to  this  city  to  engage  in  the  practice  of  his 
chosen  profession.  Here  for  many  years  he  has  ranked  among 
the  most  dihgent,  hard-working,  and  successful  lawyers  in  the 
city.  He  has  been  connected  with  many  important  cases,  and 
has  won  many  signal  victories. 

He  joined  the  Young  Men's  Republican  Club  in  1879,  and 
when  it  was  transformed  into  the  Republican  Club  he  remained 
one  of  its  leading  members.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Republican  League  of  the  United  States,  and  was  actively  con- 
cerned in  the  first  National  Convention  of  Republican  Clubs, 
held  m  New  York  in  1887.  The  next  year  he  helped  to  make 
the  Republican  clubs  potent  forces  in  the  campaigns.  In  1890 
he  was  the  leader  in  the  fight  for  a  straight  Republican  local 


364  JOHN    SABINE    SMITH 

ticket,  and  the  next  year  saw  him  directing  the  campaign  to 
make  Mr.  Fassett,  if  possible,  Grovemor  of  the  State.  His  ser- 
vices to  the  party  in  1892,  as  chairman  of  the  campaign  commit- 
tee of  the  Repiibhcan  Chib,  were  recognized  by  that  chib  the 
next  year  in  making  him  its  president.  In  1892  he  ran  for  the 
office  of  sm-rogate  of  the  County  of  New  York,  and,  though  de- 
feated, had  the  satisfaction  of  polhng  the  largest  vote  ever  given 
for  any  straight  candidate  of  liis  party  for  any  office  in  this  city. 
In  1893  he  was  president  of  the  Republican  County  Committee 
of  New  York,  and  the  next  year  was  a  member  of  the  committee 
of  thirty  which  reorganized  the  local  Republican  party.  At  this 
time  he  prepared  plans  for  the  enlargement  of  the  Legislature  and 
the  Appellate  Division  of  the  Supreme  Court,  which  were  favor- 
ably acted  upon  by  the  State  Constitutional  Convention.  He 
was  the  author  of  the  new  law  regtdating  primary  elections, 
which  was  passed  by  the  Legislature  in  1897.  For  several  years 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Republican  State  Committee.  In  1896-97 
he  was  chau*man  of  the  committee  on  speakers  and  meetings 
of  the  Repubhcan  County  Committee. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  the  City,  State,  and  National  Bar 
associations,  of  the  Republican,  University,  Lawyers',  Church, 
and  other  clubs,  and  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Society,  the  New 
England  Society,  and  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  the  Chancel- 
lor Walworth  Masonic  Lodge,  the  Columbian  Commandery, 
and  Mecca  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  a  member  of  Grace 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  and  a  trustee  of  Trinity  College. 
Mr.  Smith  was  for  some  time  president  of  the  Society  of  Medical 
Jurisprudence,  also  treasurer  of  the  East  Side  House,  a  university 
settlement,  from  the  time  of  its  foundation.  He  is  a  member 
of  many  other  social,  charitable,  and  rehgious  organizations. 


.■x'^i',:^---;', 


v_j-r-D-^>':,' ,: 


R.  A.  C.  SjNnTH 


E  ancient  town  c' 

^  R.  A.  C.  Smith, 
••'  in  the 

au-  ■'-   Cuba.      I J 
oon  thereafter  vi^i 
r-ly  life  were  s-,-     ■ 
l^egan  to  dev. 
' ee  years  ; 
ro  the  Ui- 
:.s  life.    The  advantages  aud  op 

^•-■"^■^'essed  him  ih--   '■■     '■ 


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T-T'iied  to  England  and 


s  offered  in  thi.s  coun- 
'nake  this  country 


aba.     That  was  v 
'is  ventures  were  p.    . 
■  accumulated  a  han'^ 


•■ix  rule. 

.._,  . ...    :,-... .,,,  ...-  ...   .,..  ix  result 
;me,  as  well  as  ample  capital 


mg  into 

..  -liginally 

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work  that  ha 

iid  contractor 

^-ed  it  wit 

.  Smith  v; 

le  gas  and  elr 

cis  prominpnli 


m  of  the  Cuban  capital.     This  was 


manoao'^  rAvi  vt'cc-rrpgident  of 

aig  of  both  1  '.as,  and 

lued  with  varic  s  in  the 


iand  of   Ciil>a.      He   still   retains 


there, 


R.  A.  C.  SMITH 


THE  ancient  town  of  Dover,  England,  was  the  native  place 
of  R.  A.  C.  Smith,  who  has  now  become  so  prominent  and 
forceful  a  figure  in  the  financial  operations  of  New  York  and  of 
the  island  of  Cuba.  He  was  bom  there  on  Febiniary  22,  1857, 
and  soon  thereafter  was  taken  to  Spain,  where  twelve  years  of 
his  early  life  were  spent.  After  that  he  returned  to  England  and 
there  began  to  devote  himself  to  study. 

Three  years  after  his  return  to  England,  however,  he  made  a 
visit  to  the  United  States,  which  changed  the  whole  course  of 
his  life.  The  advantages  and  opportunities  offered  in  this  coun- 
try so  impressed  him  that  he  determined  to  make  this  country 
his  home. 

For  a  number  of  years  Mr.  Smith  was  interested  to  a  consider- 
able extent  in  the  construction  and  equipment  of  railroads  in 
Cuba.  That  was  while  the  island  was  still  under  Spanish  rule. 
His  ventures  were  pretty  uniformly  successful,  and  as  a  result 
he  accumulated  a  handsome  fortune,  as  well  as  ample  capital 
for  fiu'ther  operations.  In  addition  to  railroad  entei"prise  he  had 
control  of  the  gas  and  electric  lighting  system  of  Havana,  con- 
sohdating  into  a  single  corporation  the  various  companies  that 
had  originally  existed.  Finally  he  undertook  the  task  of  com- 
pleting the  waterworks  system  of  the  Cuban  capital.  This  was 
a  work  that  had  baffled  the  enterprise  and  skill  of  one  engineer 
and  contractor  after  another.  Mr.  Smith  took  the  contract  and 
executed  it  with  entire  success. 

Mr.  Smith  was  for  some  years  manager  and  vice-president  of 
the  gas  and  electric  hghting  of  both  Havana  and  Matauzas,  and 
was  prominently  identified  with  various  other  enterprises  in  the 
island  of   Cuba.      He   still  retains    extensive   interests    there, 

365 


366  R.    A.    C.    SMITH 

is  president  of  the  American  Indies  Company,  and  is  connected 
with  the  Spanish-American  Light  and  Power  Company. 

In  New  York  and  elsewhere  in  the  United  States  his  business 
operations  are  extensive.  He  is  a  director  of  the  State  Trust 
Company,  and  vice-president  of  the  American  Sm-ety  Company 
of  New  York,  director  and  vice-president  of  the  Chicago  Union 
Traction  Company,  and  i^resident  of  the  Connecticut  Lighting 
and  Power  Company.  He  consolidated  all  the  gas  companies  of 
the  city  of  Rochester,  New  York,  into  a  single  corporation.  As 
an  authority  concerning  that  important  branch  of  industry  he 
was  made  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Gas  at  the  World's 
Fair  at  Chicago. 

Although  he  has  held  no  public  office,  Mr.  Smith  has  long  taken 
an  earnest  interest  in  politics,  as  a  Repubhcan.  He  was  promi- 
nently identified  with  the  Br-ooklyn  Young  Republican  Club  of 
Brooklyn,  New  York,  before  he  removed  to  New  York. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League,  Repubhcan, 
Colonial,  Lawyers',  Manhattan,  New  York  Yacht,  Atlantic  Yacht, 
and  Larchmont  Yacht  clubs,  and  was  formerly  a  member  of  the 
Nereid  Boat  Club.  He  owns  a  number  of  fine  horses,  and  is  much 
given  to  the  sport  of  driving,  as  well  as  to  other  out-of-door 
diversions. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married  some  years  ago  to  Miss  Ahce  Williams 
of  Brooklyn,  daughter  of  a  former  sheriff  of  Kings  County. 


FREDERKK  SMYTH 

!^HE  office  of  Recorder  of  the  city  of 
-    most  varied  and  important  in  its  d  r 

:     jsolitan  mmiicipality.      The  Recorder  is  not  only  a 

-  -  ui  tiie  Court  of  General  Sessions,  and  thus  the  presitiing. 

■  ■  r  at  many  of  the  most  iinitortant  criminal  trials,  but  also  a 

■    ,;ber  of  the  Sir' '       ■"  :md  of  numerous  other 

icipal  and  cha  tan  who  holds  such  an 

0  is  therefore  to  be  regarded  as  a  man  of  parts  and  mai*k, 

ujojinginan  esp' <•'  -  '^'-n-,.,   ilte  confidence  of  the  community. 

.-ynong  those  wh;  in  recent  years  none  is  better 

known  tb        '  ketch. 

Fredei:  in  County  Gal  way    Trolarid    in 

ancestrj^     His  fa' 

:  :...._,.   :__•  of  a  well-known  ■  . 

and  for  some  ■  >rtant  place  of  Sheriff  of  County 

vxalway.     Misi'-     :  he  family,  however,  and  in  1849 

young  Smj'th  cftm.   ;.-  1  States  to  better  his  fortunps  if 

possible.      H' 
'vliich  served  . 

1  to  pursue  m  New  York  while  he  hhed  the  place  of  an  office 
■  '   'lerk. 

fessional  career  ma-y  be  said  to  hare  begun  with  a 

of  the  Marine  C<' 
ise.     Then  he  be' 
'der  John  McKec'U,  and  later  an  assistant  of  the  latter 
:ce  of  United  States  Disti'ict  Attorney,     Meantime,  in 
Smyth  had  been  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  of  New 

^Vhen  Mr.  McKeon  retired  from  the  office  of  United  States 

367 


FREDERICK  SMYTH 


rr^HE  office  of  Recorder  of  the  city  of  New  York  is  one  of  the 
X  most  varied  and  important  in  its  duties  of  all  public  places 
in  the  metropolitan  municipaUty.  The  Recorder  is  not  only  a 
judge  of  the  Court  of  General  Sessions,  and  thus  the  presiding 
officer  at  many  of  the  most  important  criminal  trials,  but  also  a 
member  of  the  Sinking  Fund  Commission  and  of  nimierous  other 
municipal  and  charitable  boards.  The  man  who  holds  such  an 
office  is  therefore  to  be  regarded  as  a  man  of  parts  and  mark, 
enjoying  in  an  especial  degree  the  confidence  of  the  community. 
Among  those  who  have  held  it  in  recent  years  none  is  better 
known  than  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Frederick  Smyth  was  born  in  County  Galway,  Ireland,  in 
August,  1837,  of  purely  Irish  ancestry.  His  father,  Matthew 
Thomas  Smyth,  was  the  head  of  a  well-known  county  family, 
and  for  some  time  filled  the  important  place  of  Sheriff  of  County 
Gralway.  Misfortune  overtook  the  family,  however,  and  in  1849 
young  Smyth  came  to  the  United  States  to  better  his  fortunes  if 
possible.  He  had  received  an  excellent  education  in  Ireland, 
which  served  as  a  good  foundation  for  the  legal  studies  which  he 
began  to  pursue  in  New  York  while  he  filled  the  place  of  an  office 
boy  and  clerk. 

His  professional  career  may  be  said  to  have  begun  with  a 
clerkship  for  Florence  McCarthy,  judge  of  the  Marine  Com-t, 
which  he  filled  with  acceptance  and  promise.  Then  he  became 
a  clerk  under  John  McKeon,  and  later  an  assistant  of  the  latter 
in  the  office  of  United  States  Disti-ict  Attorney.  Meantime,  in 
1855,  Mr.  Smyth  had  been  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  of  New 
York. 

When  Mr.  McKeon  retired  from  the  office  of  United  States 


368  FEEDEBICK    SMYTH 

District  Attorney  a  reappointment  as  assistant  was  offered  to 
Mr.  Smyth  by  Mr.  McKeon's  successor.  Tliis  was  declined,  and 
Mr.  Smyth  became  instead  ]VIr.  McKeon's  partner  in  law  practice. 
This  partnership  lasted,  with  mutual  satisfaction  and  profit,  un- 
til 1879,  when  Mr.  Smyth  was  appointed  to  the  office  of  Recorder. 
Mr.  McKeon  soon  afterward  became  District  Attorney  and  thus 
chief  public  prosecutor  in  Mr.  Smyth's  court.  Mr.  Smyth  was 
appointed  Recorder  on  December  31,  1879,  to  fill  a  vacancy.  In 
1880  he  was  elected  to  the  same  office  to  fill  a  full  term  of 
fourteen  years.  This  term  expired  on  December  31,  1894.  In 
1896  he  was  elected  a  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State 
of  New  York,  which  office  he  still  holds. 

Justice  Smyth  is  a  Democrat  in  politics,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  Democratic,  Manhattan,  and  Lotus  clubs.  He  is  married, 
but  has  no  children. 

Of  his  performance  of  his  high  duties  as  Recorder  the  follow- 
ing estimate,  made  by  a  competent  authority,  may  fittingly  be 
recalled : 

The  integrity,  the  acuteness,  the  industry,  and  the  faithfuhiess  which  he  gives 
to  the  performance  of  his  oflScial  duties  are  well  known,  but  fewer  persons  have 
an  oppoi-tunity  of  knowing  some  other  traits  of  character  which  the  Recorder 
shows  in  private  life.  As  a  lawyer  he  is  extremely  painstaking,  and  much  of  his 
time  out  of  court  is  occupied  in  the  reading  of  law-books.  He  has  examined,  in 
his  long  practice,  a  large  number  of  titles  to  important  pieces  of  property,  and 
discovered  not  a  few  imperfections  which  others  have  overlooked.  His  skill  as  a 
cross-examiner  is  remembered  by  many  an  opponent  at  the  bar.  His  careful- 
ness in  financial  matters  has  been  of  great  value  in  his  position  as  a  member  of 
the  Sinking  Fund  Commission.  Evei-y  voucher  before  he  signs  it  is  carefully 
scrutinized,  and  he  signs  nothing  which  has  not  been  audited  by  officers  in  whom 
he  has  confidence.  He  has  made  several  important  reforms  in  the  work  of  the 
Sinking  Fund  Commission,  and  has  saved  thousands  of  dollars  to  the  city  by 
more  exact  systems  of  financiering  than  those  formerly  in  use.  As  a  friend  and 
in  social  relations  he  is  loyal,  kind,  and  genial.  He  relates,  with  much  humor, 
incidents  of  his  early  practice  at  the  bar  and  experiences  since  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  bench.  If  he  were  not  unwilling  that  they  should  be  publicly 
known,  his  friends  could  relate  many  incidents  of  his  charity  to  dependants  and 
to  those  who  are  ill  or  in  trouble.  These  private  virtues,  while  less  known  to 
the  public  than  his  sterner  ones,  go  to  make  up  that  remarkably  vigorous  and 
many-sided  personality  known  to  all  New-Yorkers  as  the  Recorder  of  the  city. 


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ELBRIDGE  G£RR¥  SNOW 


S  his  name  ludicates,  E'  C  w  Eng- 

1..  land  ancesti^y.     Fie  is  ;-  ^  jon  Hop- 

;ame  over  in  the  Mayfiower  and  was  one  of  the  signers 

'■"'-■  'f  ■  '• r  compact.     Stephen  Hopkins's  daughter 

^las  Snow,  and  from  them  Mr.  Snow  is 
•rnal  side,  also,  the  American  ancestry 
,  who  was  born  in  Lechlade,  England, 
lither  hy  way  of  Leyden  to  Plymouth, 
^  .^v.  _^.  ^...  ..  K'i  Eastham.  Massachusetts,  in  164:3, 
a  New  Euuiand  shii>-yard,  established 
in  the  ^  '  "'v'ar,  and 

Colony  t  n  years. 

iSnow. 
ancestor  of  note  was  Sir  Nicho- 
i  Mayor  of  London  in  1579.     His 
luff,   came   to    this    coiintry   from 
another  maternal  ancestor,  was  a 
'  iition. 

10 w  and  Woodruff  families,  El- 

D..  married  Eunice  Woodruff.     They 

bnnecticut,  and  there,  on  January  22, 

Gerrv  Snow,  was  bom.     In  his  earlv 


ailt  the  first  hark 

he  Cape  j" 

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.  .  _  .    inaterna; 
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In  the  last  g; 
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ved  at  Barkh - 
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his  fatb' 
ort  Edward  lusuiure,  :  rk,  and  there 

-^.  cd  a  good  educati'.ra .. ..,,-.,  . ,      .., .;t,  he  studied 

■■ff  for  a  time,  and  then  became  a  clerk  in  the  office  of  a  promi- 
'  'oeal  insui  at.     This  engagement  decided  the  whole 

L>f  his  sul  areer. 

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ELBRIDGE  GERRY  SNOW 


AS  his  name  indicates,  Elbridge  Geny  Snow  is  of  New  Eng- 
JTjl.  land  ancestry.  He  is  a  direct  descendant  of  Stephen  Hop- 
kins, who  came  over  in  the  Mayflower  and  was  one  of  the  signers 
of  the  famous  Mayflower  compact.  Stephen  Hopkins's  daughter 
Constance  married  Nicholas  Snow,  and  from  them  Mr.  Snow  is 
descended.  On  the  paternal  side,  also,  the  American  ancestry 
includes  Thomas  Prence,  who  was  born  in  Lechlade,  England, 
in  1600,  and  who  came  hither  by  way  of  Leydeu  to  Plymouth, 
in  1620-21.  He  founded  Eastham,  Massachusetts,  in  1643, 
built  the  first  bark  in  a  New  England  ship-yard,  established 
the  Cape  Cod  fisheries,  led  a  corps  in  the  Pequod  War,  and 
was  Governor  of  the  Massachusetts  Colony  for  nineteen  years. 
His  daughter  Jane  married  Mark  Snow. 

On  the  maternal  side  the  first  ancestor  of  note  was  Sir  Nicho- 
las Woodruff,  who  was  Lord  Mayor  of  London  in  1579.  His 
descendant,  Mathew  Woodruff,  came  to  this  country  from 
Devonshire.  Jonathan  Coe,  another  maternal  ancestor,  was  a 
sergeant  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution. 

In  the  last  generation  of  the  Snow  and  Woodruff  famihes,  El- 
bridge Gerry  Snow,  M.  D.,  married  Eunice  Woodruff.  They 
lived  at  Barkhamsted,  Connecticut,  and  there,  on  January  22, 
1841,  their  son,  Elbridge  Geny  Snow,  was  born.  In  his  early 
life  the  boy  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Waterbury,  Connecticut, 
where  his  father  practised  his  profession.  He  was  later  sent  to 
the  Fort  Edward  Institute,  at  Fort  Edward,  New  York,  and  there 
received  a  good  education.  Returning  to  Waterbury,  he  studied 
law  for  a  time,  and  then  became  a  clerk  in  the  office  of  a  promi- 
nent local  insurance  agent.  This  engagement  decided  the  whole 
bent  of  his  subsequent  career. 


370  ELBKIDGE    GEKKY    SNOW 

About  1862,  Mr.  Snow,  having  just  attained  Ms  majority,  came 
to  New  York  city,  and  obtained  employment  in  the  main  office 
of  the  Home  Insurance  Company,  which  was  one  of  the  princi- 
pal companies  which  his  former  employer  had  represented  at 
Waterbmy.  He  remained  in  the  Home  Company's  office  until 
1871,  in  which  year  he  withdrew  from  it  to  become  interested  in 
an  insurance  agency.  Two  years  later,  however,  he  retm*ned  and 
was  welcomed  back  to  the  Home  Company's  office,  and  has  ever 
since  maintained  his  connection  with  it. 

His  capacity  for  insurance  work  had  already  been  well  proved, 
and  he  was  therefore  deemed  fit  to  fill  the  responsible  place  of 
State  agent  for  Massachusetts.  His  headquarters  were  in  the 
city  of  Boston,  where  he  organized  the  firm  of  HoUis  &  Snow, 
and  under  his  capable  direction  the  business  of  the  company  in 
that  city  and  State  was  greatly  increased.  For  twelve  years  he 
held  that  agency ;  then,  in  1885,  he  was  recalled  to  the  main 
office  in  New  York  and  appointed  assistant  secretary.  This  put 
him  in  the  line  of  regular  promotion.  In  1888,  accordingly,  he 
was  advanced  to  be  second  vice-president  and  a  director  of  the 
company.  This  place  he  continues  to  fill,  wdth  conspicuous  suc- 
cess. He  is  also  connected  with  the  North  River  Savings  Bank 
and  the  Metropohtan  National  Bank,  of  New  York,  and  with 
various  other  important  properties.  He  has  held  and  has  sought 
no  political  offices,  prefeiTing  to  devote  his  attention  to  his  busi- 
ness affau's,  and  to  the  fulfilment  of  the  duties  of  a  private 
citizen. 

Mr.  Snow  is  a  member  of  various  social  organizations,  among 
them  being  the  Lotus  Club,  the  Insurance  Club,  the  New  Eng- 
land Society  of  New  York,  the  New  York  Greological  Society, 
the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Ai*t,  the  American  Museum  of 
Natural  History,  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 

He  was  married  at  Waterbury,  Connecticut,  on  September  5, 
1865,  to  Miss  Frances  Janet  Thompson.  One  child  has  been 
bom  to  them,  a  son,  who  bears  the  name  borne  by  his  father 
and  grandfather,  Elbridge  Gerry  Snow. 


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GEORGE  HENRY  SOUTHARD 

A  LARGE  share  of  the  greatness  of  New  York,  as  of  much  of 
this  nation,  is  derived  from  New  England  sources.  This  is 
true  in  the  actual  family  descent  of  men  and  in  the  perpetuation 
of  the  characteristic  sph-it  which  has  made  New  England  itself 
great  and  which  insures  a  measure  of  greatness  wherever  it  pre- 
vails. Both  these  conditions  are  weD  exemplified  in  the  case  un- 
der present  consideration.  It  was  on  August  1,  1623,  that  the 
ship  Ann  arrived  at  Plymouth,  bearing  among  her  passengers 
the  widow  Alice  South  worth,  who  presently  became  the  wife  of 
Governor  William  Bradford.  Five  years  later  came  her  two 
sons,  Constant  and  Thomas  Southworth,  both  of  whom  became 
distinguished  men  in  the  colony,  and  whose  names  and  those  of 
their  descendants  frequently  adorn  the  records  of  Duxbury  and 
Bridge  water.  Especially  is  this  true  of  Constant  Southworth, 
who  was  a  companion  and  co-worker  of  Standish,  Brewster, 
Howland,  and  the  other  worthies  of  those  days.  He  was  a 
resident  of  Duxbury  and  one  of  the  original  proprietors  of 
Bridgewater,  county  registrar,  treasurer  of  the  colony,  and 
commissary-general  in  King  Philip's  War.  Thomas  South- 
worth  was  also  eminent  for  his  character  and  services  as  a  com- 
missioner of  the  united  colonies  and  governor  of  the  colony's 
teiTitories  at  Kennebec. 

Constant  Southworth's  son  Nathaniel  married  Alice  Gray  in 
1672.  Their  son  Edward  married  Bridget  Bosworth  in  17]  1. 
Their  eldest  son.  Constant,  married  Martha  Keith  in  1734.  Their 
eldest  son,  Nathaniel,  married  Catherine  Howard  in  1762.  Their 
son  Nathaniel  married  Patience  Shaw  in  1793  and  settled  at 
Lyme,  New  Hampshire.  There  then"  son  Zibeon  Southard  was 
born,  the  family  name  having  been  modified  from  Southworth. 

371 


372  GEORGE  HENRY  SOUTHARD 

Zibeon  married  Helen  Maria,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Trescott,  and 
to  them  was  bom,  on  February  23,  1841,  a  son,  to  whom  they 
gave  the  names  of  George  Henry. 

George  Henry  Southard  spent  his  boyhood  in  Boston,  where 
his  father  was  an  oil  and  candle  manufacturer  and  member  of 
the  Legislature.  He  was  educated  at  the  Enghsh  High  School, 
graduating  in  1856.  After  working  for  some  years  in  his  father's 
office,  he  entered  the  lumber  business  with  Messrs.  James  &  Pope 
in  1881.  Four  years  later  he  removed  to  Newburg,  New  York,  and 
was  there  in  the  same  business.  In  1874  he  removed  to  Brook- 
lyn and  founded  the  lumber  firm  of  Southard  &  Co.,  New 
York.  After  a  successful  and  honored  business  career  of  more 
than  twenty  years  he  became,  in  1887,  one  of  the  organizers  of 
the  National  Bank  of  Deposit,  of  which  he  became  cashier,  and 
in  the  next  year  of  the  Franklin  Trust  Company  of  Brooklyn,  of 
which  he  became  second  vice-president  and  first  secretary.  In 
1892  he  became  president  of  the  Frankhn  Trust  Company,  and 
still  holds  that  office. 

Ml-.  Southard  has  long  been  an  earnest  member  of  the  Repub- 
lican party,  and  an  effective  worker  for  good  government,  though 
he  has  accepted  no  political  office.  His  abihty  and  integrity 
have  made  him  much  sought  after  as  a  du'ector  of  important  en- 
terprises. Thus  he  was  for  years  a  du'ector  of  the  Maritime  Ex- 
change and  a  member  of  its  finance  committee,  and  is  a  director 
of  the  Edison  Electric  Illuminating  Company  of  Brooklyn,  the 
Brooklyn  Wharf  and  Warehouse  Company,  and  the  New  York 
Fhe  Insurance  Company.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers,  first 
secretary,  and  a  director  of  the  New  England  Society  of  Newbm-g, 
and  is  a  member  of  tlie  Hamilton  Cluli,  Rembrandt  Club,  Riding 
and  Driving  Club,  and  New  England  Society  of  Brooklyn,  and 
of  the  Union  League  Club  and  Down-Town  Association  of  New 
York.  He  is  also  a  trustee  of  the  Brooklyn  Hospital,  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Home  Missions  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  a 
member  and  officer  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Chm-ch  of  Brook- 
lyn, a  trustee  of  the  Brooklyn  Presbytery,  and  a  director  of  the 
Union  Theological  Seminary  of  New  York. 


JAMES  SPEYER 


THE  name  of  Speyer,  belonging  to  one  of  the  best-known 
business  houses  and  to  the  family  which  founded  it,  is  said 
to  be  taken  from  the  name  of  that  famous  town  of  Speyer,  or 
Spires,  as  we  commonly  have  it,  in  the  Rhine  Palatinate,  Germany, 
which  was  the  scene  of  the  Diet  of  Spires  in  Reformation  days, 
and  which  has  otherwise  largely  figured  in  history.  The  present 
family  of  Speyer  has,  however,  been  for  many  generations  settled 
at  and  identified  with  the  still  more  famous  city  of  Frankfort- 
on-Main,  which  has  played  so  great  a  part  in  the  politics  of  Ger- 
many and  in  the  finances  of  the  world.  As  early  as  the  fom*- 
teenth  century  the  family  was  settled  there.  One  of  its  members 
was  Michael  Speyer,  who  (hed  in  1586.  That  the  family  was  one 
of  the  foremost  of  the  city  was  well  attested  at  the  close  of  the 
last  centmy;  for  when,  in  1792,  the  French  general  Custine 
brought  three  leading  citizens  of  Frankfort-on-Main  to  Mayence 
as  hostages  to  guarantee  the  payment  of  a  war-tax,  one  of  them 
was  Isaac  Michael  Speyer,  who  at  that  time  was  the  imperial 
court  banker  of  the  old  German,  or  Holy  Roman,  Empire.  The 
family  was,  indeed,  through  many  generations,  prominently 
identified  with  the  business  and  other  interests  of  Frankfort, 
and  of  Germany,  and  was  also,  as  it  still  remains,  conspicuous  in 
that  practical  philanthropy  for  which  the  Hebrew  race,  to  which 
the  family  belongs,  is  so  honorably  distinguished. 

Coming  down  to  the  present  time,  Gustavus  Speyer  was  a 
prominent  financier  in  New  York,  in  the  house  of  Speyer  &  Co., 
formerly  Philip  Speyer  &  Co.,  bankers.  This  house  will  be  re- 
membered as  one  of  the  foremost  supports  of  American  credit 
during  the  Civil  War,  working  with  singular  effect  to  place 
United  States  bonds  with  German  investors,  and  to  maintain 


374  JAMES    SPEYER 

the  repute  of  such  securities  abroad.  It  has  also  been  instru- 
mental in  selhng  large  amounts  of  American  railroad  and  other 
securities  abroad,  notably  those  of  the  Central  and  Southern 
Pacific  railways.  It  has  direct  connections  with  the  parent 
house  at  Frankfort,  and  with  branches  in  London  and  elsewhere. 
Grustavus  Speyer  married  Miss  Sophie  Rubin,  and  to  them  was 
bom  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  James  Speyer,  at  their  home  in 
this  city,  in  1861.  The  boy  was  educated  chiefly  at  Frankfoi-t- 
on-Main,  and  there,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two,  he  began  practical 
business  hfe  in  the  banking-house  of  his  fathers.  Thence  he  was 
in  time  transferred  to  the  branches  in  London  and  Paris,  to  com- 
plete his  business  education.  Finally  he  came  to  New  York  and 
entered  the  New  York  banking-house  of  Speyer  &  Co.  (foi-merly 
Philip  Speyer  &  Co.),  of  which  he  is  now  the  head.  Mr.  Speyer 
is  also  a  partner  in  the  firms  of  Speyer  Brothers  of  London,  and 
L.  Speyer  Ellissen  of  Frankfort-on-Main. 

Mr.  Speyer  is  a  trustee  of  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company, 
and  also  of  the  Crerman  Savings  Bank. 

In  politics  he  has  always  been  independent,  but  he  was  an 
active  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Committee  of 
Seventy,  and  in  1896  he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Education  by  Mayor  William  L.  Strong.  He  served  as  school 
commissioner,  however,  only  one  year,  resigning  in  1897. 

In  many  of  the  most  intelligent  and  well-directed  philanthropic 
movements  of  the  city  Mr.  Speyer  has  taken  a  prominent  part. 
He  is  treasurer  of  the  University  Settlement  Society,  and  the 
Provident  Loan  Society,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  founders, 
made  him  its  president  in  1896. 

Mr.  Speyer  is  a  member  of  numerous  leading  clubs  and  social 
organizations  of  the  city.  In  November,  1897,  he  was  married 
to  Mrs.  John  A.  Lowery,  a  daughter  of  the  late  John  Dyneley 
Prince  of  this  city. 


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JOHN  WILLIAM  STERLING 


THE  family  of  Sterling  is  one  of  the  most  ancient  and  famous 
ones  in  the  history  of  the  Britisli  Isles,  where  its  name 
has  for  centuiies  been  borne  by  an  important  city.  The  family 
Hne  is  traced  back  to  Walter  de  Streverlying  of  Kier,  Scotland, 
who  was  bom  in  1130,  and  among  whose  descendants  were 
numerous  knights,  barons,  and  other  peers  of  the  realm. 

In  the  early  part  of  the  seventeenth  century,  however,  one  of 
its  members,  John  Sterling,  removed  from  Scotland  to  Hertford- 
shire, England,  and  established  a  branch  of  the  family  there. 
He  had  two  sons.  Sir  John  Sterling  and  David  Sterhng,  who 
migrated  to  the  New  World.  David  Sterling  came  over  in 
1651,  and  settled  at  Charlestown,  Massachusetts.  He  had  a 
son  named  William  Sterling,  who  was  bom  at  Charlestown, 
but  on  reaching  manhood  removed  to  Haverhill,  Massachusetts, 
and  thence,  in  1703,  to  Lyme,  Connecticut.  One  of  his  sons, 
Jacob  Sterling,  in  turn  removed  from  Lyme  to  Stratford,  Fairfield 
County,  Connecticut,  and  there  founded  the  branch  of  the  family 
from  which  came  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

On  the  maternal  side  Mr.  Sterling  is  descended  fi*om  John 
Plant,  who  came  from  England  about  the  year  1636,  and  was 
one  of  the  early  settlers  of  the  town  of  Branford,  Connecticut. 
From  John  Plant  was  descended  David  Plant,  who  was  Lieuten- 
ant-Governor of  Connecticut  for  four  j'ears,  1823-27,  Speaker  of 
the  Connecticut  House  of  Representatives,  three  times  a  State 
Senator,  and  for  one  term  Representative  in  Congress. 

In  the  last  generation  Captain  John  William  Sterling  of  Strat- 
ford, Connecticut,  son  of  David  and  Deborah  (Strong)  Sterling, 
was  a  man  of  high  culture  and  much  force  of  character.  He 
was  for  many  years  commander  of  important  ships  in  the  South 


37G  JOHN    WILLIAM    STEELING 

American  and  China  trade.  He  married  Miss  Catherine  Tom- 
liuson  Plant,  daughter  of  the  David  Plant  above  mentioned.  To 
them  was  born,  at  Stratford,  Connecticut,  in  May,  1844,  a  son  to 
whom  the  name  of  his  father  was  given. 

John  William  Sterling,  the  second  of  the  name,  was  carefully 
educated  in  preparation  for  college  at  Stratford  Academj^  an  in- 
stitution of  high  rank.  At  the  end  of  his  course  there  he  was 
graduated  with  the  rank  of  valedictorian.  He  then  entered  Yale 
College,  where  he  soon  gained  eminence  as  a  student  and  in  the 
social  life  of  the  institution.  He  took  one  of  the  much-coveted 
Townsend  prizes,  and  enjoyed  the  likewise  much-desired  distinc- 
tion of  election  to  Skull  and  Bones,  one  of  the  famous  secret 
societies  of  the  senior  class,  membership  in  which  is  limited  to 
fifteen  and  is  supposed  to  be  the  highest  social  honor  in  uni- 
versity hfe.  He  was  also  a  member  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi,  one  of 
the  foremost  of  the  Greek-letter  fraternities.  At  the  end  of  his 
course  he  was  chosen  a  member  of  the  distinguished  graduate 
fraternity  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  and  was  graduated  from  Yale  with 
high  honors  in  the  class  of  1864.  The  following  year  he  spent 
in  special  study  of  English  hterature  and  history  under  Pro- 
fessor Noah  Porter,  who  was  aftei'ward  president  of  Yale.  Mr. 
Sterling  next  came  to  New  York  city  and  entered  the  Law  School 
of  Columbia  College,  where  he  piu'sued  a  brilliant  career,  and  was 
graduated  as  valedictorian  of  the  class  of  1867. 

At  about  the  time  of  his  graduation  fi'om  the  law  school  Mr. 
Sterling  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  of  New  York.  He 
then  entered  the  employment  of  the  distinguished  lawyer,  David 
Dudley  Field,  being  the  youngest  clerk  in  his  ofl&ce.  In  May, 
1868,  he  left  Mr.  Field  to  become  managing  clerk  in  another 
office,  but  in  the  following  December  he  returned  to  become,  not 
a  clerk,  but  a  partner  of  Mr.  Field,  in  the  firm  of  Field  &  Shear- 
man. This  firm  pursued  a  prosperous  and  distinguished  career 
for  a  number  of  years.  In  September,  1873,  however,  Mr.  Field 
retired  from  it,  and  the  firm-name  was  thereupon  changed  to 
that  of  Shearman  &  Sterling,  the  senior  partner  of  it  being 
Thomas  CI.  Shearman. 

This  firm  has  been  connected  with  a  number  of  the  most 
famous  cases  in  recent  American  jurisprudence.  It  had  com- 
plete charge  of  the  interests  of  Henry  Ward  Beecher  in  the 


JOHN    WILLIAM    STEELING  377 

litigation  brought  against  him  by  Theodore  Tilton  and  others, 
which  began  in  187-1  and  lasted  two  years.  The  great  trial  eon- 
sumed  six  months,  and  ended  in  the  defeat  of  the  plaintiffs  and 
their  payment  of  the  costs.  In  1876,  also,  Shearman  &  Sterling 
were  retained  as  counsel  in  a  number  of  suits  arising  out  of  the 
famous  "  Black  Friday  "  in  Wall  Street  in  1869. 

In  recent  years  Mr.  Sterhng  has  given  his  attention  largely  to 
railroad  interests.  He  has  been  personally  concerned  in  the 
formation,  foreclosure,  and  reorganization  of  various  important 
companies.  Among  those  with  which  he  has  been  thus  con- 
nected are  the  International  and  Great  Northern  of  Texas,  in 
1879 ;  the  South  Carolina  Railroad,  in  1881 ;  the  Cohimbus, 
Chicago  and  Indian  Central,  the  Canadian  Pacific,  and  the 
Chicago,  St.  Louis  and  Pittsburg,  in  1882 ;  the  Great  Northern, 
in  1890 ;  and  the  Duluth  and  Winnipeg,  in  1896. 

He  aided  in  organizing  the  New  York  and  Texas  Land  Com- 
pany in  1880.  He  is  counsel  for  many  trust  estates,  and  for 
many  British  corporations  and  investors.  He  is  vice-president 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Coal  Comx>any,  and  a  director  of  the 
National  City  Bank,  the  New  York  Security  and  Trust  Company, 
the  Evansville  and  Terre  Haute  Railroad  Company,  the  Duluth, 
South  Shore  and  Atlantic  Railway  Company,  and  the  Bond  and 
Mortgage  Guarantee  Company. 

Mr.  Sterling  is  a  member  of  numerous  clubs  and  other  organi- 
zations of  the  highest  class.  Among  these  may  be  mentioned 
the  Union  League,  University,  Lawyers',  Yale,  Union,  Tuxedo, 
and  Riding  clubs,  of  New  York ;  the  Down-Town  Association, 
the  New  England  Society  of  New  York,  the  American  Fine 
Arts  Society,  and  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  Alpha  Delta  Phi 
fraternities. 

He  has  retained  and  cultivated,  throughout  all  his  busy  life, 
his  early  love  of  hterature,  and  has  amassed  a  fine  private  library 
of  sevei'al  thousand  volumes,  included  in  which  are  some  rai'e 
editions  and  works  of  exceptional  value. 

He  has  also  retained  a  warm  interest  in  the  welfare  of  his 
Alma  Mater.  Osborn  Hall,  at  Yale,  was  the  gift  of  one  of  his 
cUents,  and  was  built  under  Mr.  Sterling's  supervision,  at  a  cost 
of  nearly  two  hundred  thousand  dollars.  Yale  conferred  upon 
him,  in  1893,  the  degree  of  LL.  D. 


LISPENARD  STEWART 

SCOTCH,  Hugiienot,  and  Gemian  blood  mingle  in  the  veins 
of  the  subject  of  the  present  sketch.  The  Stewart  family 
is  Scotch,  bearing  the  name  of  the  last  Scottish  kings.  Lis- 
penard  Stewart  is  in  the  seventh  generation  of  direct  descent 
from  Charles  Stewart  of  Garth,  an  officer  in  the  army  of  Wilham 
III,  who  won  distinction  at  the  battle  of  the  Boyne.  The  Lis- 
penards  were  French  Huguenots,  and  their  first  American  repre- 
sentative was  Antoine  Lispenard,  who  came  hither  in  1690.  Mr. 
Stewart  is  his  lineal  descendant,  in  the  seventh  generation.  The 
father  of  Mr.  Stewart,  Lispenard  Stewart,  Sr.,  married  Mary 
Rogers  Rhinelander,  a  member  of  a  distinguished  New  York 
family  of  German  origin. 

Lispenard  Stewart  was  born  at  his  father's  country-seat, 
Brookwood,  at  Mount  St.  Vincent,  on  the  Hudson,  now  in  the 
upper  part  of  this  city,  on  June  19,  1855.  He  was  educated  at 
Anthon's  and  Charlier's  schools,  in  this  city,  at  a  school  at  Peek- 
skill,  and  at  Yale,  where  he  was  graduated  A.  B.  in  1876.  Later 
he  entered  the  Columbia  College  Law  School,  and  in  1878  was 
gTaduated  LL.  B.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  but  soon  gave  up 
the  practice  of  the  profession  in  order  to  act  as  trustee  of  several 
large  estates. 

Mr.  Stewart  became  interested  in  politics,  as  a  Republican,  at 
an  early  date.  For  many  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  New 
York  Republican  County  Committee,  and  for  some  time  its 
treasurer.  Nominations  for  Congress,  the  Legislature,  and  the 
Board  of  Aldermen  were  offered  to  him  from  time  to  time,  but 
he  did  not  accept  any  until  1888.  In  that  year  he  accepted 
nomination  as  a  Presidential  Elector  on  the  Rejniblican  ticket, 
and,  being  elected,  was  made  secretary  of  the  New  York  Elec- 


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LISPENARD  STET^^\RT 

SCOTCH,  Huguenot,  and  Geruiau  vj>^>v.  unngle  in  tr~ 
of  the  subject  of  tlie  present  sketch.     The  Stewar 
is  Scotch,  bearing  the  name  of  the  last  Scottish  kings,     j 
])euard  Stewart  is  in  the  seventh  generation  of  direct  des- 
fi'om  Charles  Stewart  of  Q-arth,  an  officer  in  the  army  of  Will 
III,  who  won  distinction  at  the  battle  of  the  Boyne.     The  . 
penards  were  French  Huguenots,  and  their  first  American  rej 
sentative  was  Antoine  Lispenard,  who  came  hither  in  1690. 
Stewart  is  his  hneal  descendant,  in  the  seventh  generation, 
father  of  Mr.  Stewai-t,  Lispenard  Stewart,  Sr,,  married  Isl 
Rogers  Rhinelander,  a  member  of  a  distinguisluMi  ":  v.-  ^ 
family  of  German  origin. 

Lispenard  Stewart  was  born  at  his  fath«Ts  c«v  ^  iiry- 
Brookwood,  at  Mount  St.  Vincent,  on  the  Hudson,  r. 'W  in 
uppfr  part  of  t  )n  June  19,  1855.     He  wa 

Anthon's  and  •;  schools,  in  this  city,  at  a  sr 

skill,  and  at  Yale,  wiiere  he  was  gradual ed  A.  B.  m 
he  entered  the  Columbia  Cr-'  '  School 

gi-aduated  Lfi.  B.    He  was  a  o  the  ba? 

the  practice  'ȣ  iho  j>rof<,^!<sion  xu  Oiuer  to  act  as  t  ^  v;.n!.i.v  of  Cii 
large  estates. 

Mr.  Stewart  became  intierosted  in  politics,  as  a  1  ' 
an  early  date.     For  many  years  he  was  ■'  '•''^'-  ' 
York  Republican   County  Committee,  an 
treasurer.     Nominations  for  Congi*e!=- - 
Board  of  Alderineu  were  offered  t*-^  ^ 
he  did  not  aocept  any  until  18 

nomination  as. a  Presidenti.'il  *"  ,  ..uu  : 

and,  being  elected,  was  mad*  ?few  Yt 


'Imz^^'XiA 


LISPENARD     STEWAET  379 

toral  College.  The  year  following  he  was  his  party's  candidate 
for  State  Senator  in  the  Eighth  District  of  this  city,  and,  after  a 
memorable  contest,  was  elected,  the  only  Repubhcan  Senator 
from  the  city  of  New  York.  He  proved  a  valuable  legislator, 
among  his  achievements  being  the  introduction  and  passage  of 
the  bill  creating  the  Rapid  Transit  Commission  of  this  city.  In 
1893  he  dechned  the  treasurership  of  the  National  League  of 
Republican  Clubs.  In  that  year  he  was  one  of  the  Committee 
of  Thirty  to  reorganize  the  local  Republican  party.  In  1894  he 
was  prominently  considered  in  connection  with  the  Mayoralty 
nomination.  In  1895  Governor  Morton  offered  him  a  place  on 
his  staff,  and  also  appointed  him  a  State  Commissioner  of 
Prisons  to  represent  the  First  Judicial  District.  He  was  elected 
by  the  commission  its  first  president,  and  still  holds  this  posi- 
tion for  the  fourth  consecutive  term.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the 
Republican  National  Convention  of  1896. 

Mr.  Stewart  has  often  served  on  important  non-pohtical  com- 
mittees, such  as  that  of  one  hundred  leading  citizens  which 
escorted  the  body  of  General  Grant  from  Saratoga  to  New  York ; 
that  on  the  Columbus  Quadi'icentennial  Celebration ;  that  on 
celebrating  the  centenary  of  Washington's  first  inauguration  ; 
that  on  the  erection  of  the  Washington  Arch ;  and  tliat  on  Man- 
hattan Day  at  the  Chicago  Columbian  World's  Fair. 

Mr.  Stewart  has  long  been  prominent  in  club  and  social  life. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League,  Union,  Metropolitan,  Uni- 
versity, Riding,  Down-Town,  and  Repubhcan  clubs,  and  has 
been  a  governor  of  several  of  them.  He  is  a  tnastee  of  the  Real 
Estate  Trust  Company,  the  Grant  Monument  Association,  and 
the  New  York  Zoological  Society,  and  is  on  the  governing  boards 
of  the  New  York  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  the  Prison  Association, 
and  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Missionary  Society  for  Seamen. 
He  has  spent  much  time  in  travel  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  He 
is  not  married. 


WILLIAM  RHINELANDER  STEWART 


THE  late  Lispenard  Stewart  was  descended  from  the  famoiis 
Scotch  family  of  Stewart,  kin  to  the  Stuart  sovereigns,  and, 
on  the  maternal  side,  from  the  French  Huguenot  family  of  Lis- 
penard, members  of  which  were  prominent  in  the  early  history  of 
this  city.  Mr.  Stewart  married  JVIiss  Mary  Rhinelander,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  weU-known  family  of  that  name,  of  Grerman  origin. 

William  Rhinelander  Stewart,  son  of  the  foregoing,  was  born 
in  New  York,  on  December  3,  1852,  and  was  educated  at  Char- 
lier's  Institute,  Anthon's  Classical  School,  and  the  Law  School  of 
Coliunbia  College.  From  the  last  he  was  graduated  in  1873. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  entered  the  law  office  of  Piatt, 
Gerard  &  Buckley.  He  remained  with  that  firm  for  several 
years,  meantime  carrying  on  a  private  business. 

Being  of  independent  means,  Mr.  Stewart  has  been  able  to 
devote  much  time  and  labor  to  public  interests.  He  was 
appointed  by  the  President,  in  1880,  one  of  the  commissioners  for 
the  World's  Fair  which  it  was  proposed  to  hold  in  New  York 
in  1883.  In  1881  Governor  Cornell  made  him  a  member  of  the 
committee  of  fifteen  to  receive  and  entertain  the  delegation  of 
descendants  of  French  officers  who  fought  under  Rochambeau 
and  De  Grasse  in  oiu-  Revolution.  He  thus  did  valuable  service 
in  connection  with  the  centenary  of  the  smTender  of  York- 
town.  In  1882  Governor  Cornell  appointed  Mr.  Stewart  a  com- 
missioner of  the  State  Board  of  Charities.  By  successive 
reappointments  he  has  served  in  that  capacity  ever  since.  In  Feb- 
ruary, 1894,  he  was  unanimously  elected  president  of  the  board. 

It  was  Mr.  Stewaii;  who  conceived  the  idea  of  commemorating 
the  centenary  of  the  inaugiu'ation  of  Washington  as  first  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States  by  spanning  Fifth  Avenue,  at  its 

380 


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■'^'. 


WILLIAM  inTTXT:! WDKT^   STL     ...... 

'j  late  Lispenru'ii  rsiinvait  wa,;--  acscended  from  the  famous 
ootch  family  of  Stewart,  kin  to  the  Stuart  sovereigns,  aud, 
ou  the  maternal  side,  from  the  French  Huguenot  family  of  Lis- 
penard,  members  of  which  were  prominent  in  the  eai'ly  historj'^  of 
this  city.  Mr.  Stewart  mariied  Miss  Mary  Rhinelander,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  wen-kno\vn  family  of  that  name,  of  German  origin. 

William  Rhinelander  Stewart,  son  of  the  foregoiucf.  was  bom 
in  New  Yojk,  on  December  3,  1852,  and  was 
liei-'s  Institute,  Anthon's  Classical  School,  and  i 
Columbia  College.  From  the  last  he  was  graduait-u  m  1873. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  entered  the  law  office  of  Piatt, 
Gerard  &  Buckley.  He  remained  with  that  firn\  for  several 
years,  meantim  .;  on  a  private  business. 

Being  of  in^  means,  Mr.  Stewr^"t  h*^-  been  able  to 

devote  Tuueh    tune    and  labor  ts.     He  was 

appointed  bj  the  Pi-esident,  in  1'      ,     ..     ..^dssionersfor 

the  World's  Fair  which  it  was  proposed  to  hold  in  New  York 
in  IJ^Ki.     '     •  .,         n  ..     ■.    - 

commiitt. 

descendaniis  oi  ■.',■  under  Kuciiumbeau 

and  De  Grasse  is  did  valuable  serrici 

in   connection  with  the  centenary  of  the  siurender  of  York 
town.    In  1882  Governor  Cornell  appointed  Mr.  Stewart  a  C'^^^^ 
missioner   of   the    State    Board   of   Charities.      By  succe^- 
reappointments  he  has  sei'ved  in  that  capacity  ever  since.    In  Feb 
nuiry,  1894,  he  was  unanimously  elected  president  of  the  board. 

It  was  Mr.  Stewart  who  conceived  the  idea  of  commemoni 
the  centenary  of  the  inaiigiu-ation  of  Washington  as  first  Piv^ 
dent  of  the  United  States  by  spanning.  Fifth  Avenue,  at  iU 

380 


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WILLIAM    RHINELANDER    STEWART  381 

junction  with  Washington  Square,  with  a  triumphal  arch.  By 
personal  eiforts  among  his  friends  and  neighbors,  he  secui-ed  the 
erection  of  the  temporary  arch  in  April,  1889,  without  expense 
to  the  city.  The  arch  was  deemed  the  finest  decorative  feature 
of  the  pageant,  and  a  demand  arose  for  its  perpetuation  in  per- 
manent marble.  A  committee  for  the  purpose  was  formed,  with 
Mr.  Stewart  as  treasurer.  Largely  through  his  personal  efforts, 
the  work  was  successfully  completed.  The  last  stone  was  laid 
on  April  30,  1892,  by  Mr.  Stewart,  and  on  May  4, 1895,  in  behalf 
of  the  committee,  he  formally  presented  the  structure  to  the  city, 
with  impressive  ceremonies.  The  arch  had  cost  one  liundred 
and  twenty-eight  thousand  dollars,  all  of  which  was  contributed 
from  private  funds. 

Ml".  Stewart  joined  Company  K  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  in 
1871,  and  served  with  credit  for  nearly  eight  years.  He  has 
long  been  a  member  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  and 
for  eight  years  was  superintendent  of  the  great  mission  Sunday- 
sohool  of  Grace  Chapel,  with  over  a  thousand  pupils.  He  is  a 
vestryman  and  treasurer  of  Grace  Church,  a  ti-ustee  of  the 
Greenwich  Savings  Bank,  and  a  director  of  the  Corn  Exchange 
Bank.  In  1898  he  was  president  of  the  Twenty-fifth  National 
Conference  of  Charities  and  Correction,  in  this  city,  and  made  a 
notable  address  on  "  The  Duty  of  the  State  to  the  Dependent 
and  En-ing."  In  politics  Mr.  Stewart  was  a  Republican  until 
1883,  since  which  time  he  has  been  independent  of  party  lines. 
He  has  been  much  interested  in  the  refonn  of  municipal  ad- 
ministration, and  was  a  member  of  the  Committee  of  Seventy  in 
1894,  and  of  the  Committee  of  Fifty  in  1895. 

He  was  married,  in  1879,  to  Miss  Anne  M.  Armstrong  of  Bal- 
timore. Of  their  three  children,  two,  a  son  and  a  daughter, 
survive.  He  belongs  to  many  clubs,  including  the  Century, 
Metropolitan,  Union,  Tuxedo,  and  Down-Town,  of  which  latter 
he  is  secretary. 


JAMES   STILLMAN 

JAMES  STILLMAN  was  born  on  June  9,  1850,  the  son  of 
Charles  Stillman  and  Ehzabeth  Groodrich  Stillman,  who  were 
both  natives  of  Connecticut,  where  their  Enghsh  ancestors 
settled  about  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  century.  His  early 
education  was  at  Hartford,  Connecticut,  where  his  parents  then 
resided,  and  afterward  at  the  Churchill  School  at  Sing  Sing, 
New  York.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  became  a  clerk  in  the 
office  of  Smith,  Woodward  &  Stillman,  cotton  merchants  of 
New  York,  in  which  firm  his  father  had  long  been  interested. 
Within  two  years  he  was  admitted  to  full  partnership  in  the 
reorganized  firm  of  Woodward  &  Stillman.  Since  the  death  of 
Mr.  Woodward,  in  1899,  Mr.  Stillman  has  been  at  the  head  of 
the  firm.  Its  credit  has  always  been  of  the  highest,  and  its 
capital  far  in  excess  of  the  requirements  of  its  large  business. 

The  relations  formerly  existing  between  this  firm  and  the 
City  Bank  of  New  York  brought  Mr.  Stillman  into  close  rela- 
tions with  Moses  Taylor,  the  great  merchant  and  president  of 
that  bank.  On  the  death  of  Mr.  Taylor,  in  1882,  his  son-in-law, 
Percy  R.  Pyne,  was  elected  president  of  the  bank,  then  known 
as  the  National  City  Bank.  Upon  his  retirement,  in  1891,  Mr. 
Stillman,  then  the  youngest  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of 
that  bank,  was  elected  and  has  ever  since  continued  its  presi- 
dent. When  he  assumed  the*  presidency  of  the  bank,  its  capital 
was  $1,000,000,  its  surplus  about  $2,412,000,  and  its  average 
deposits  were  about  $12,000,000.  In  the  early  part  of  1900, 
$9,000,000  of  new  capital  was  subscribed  to  the  bank,  thus  mak- 
ing its  capital  stock  $10,000,000,  and  its  surplus  was  over  $5,000,- 
000.  Its  average  deposits  had  been  increased  to  about  $120,000,- 
000.    This  bank  is  to-day  beyond  question  the  greatest  in  the 

382 


JAMES    STILLMAN  383 

TJBited  states,  and  bids  fair  to  become  the  great  financial  com- 
petitor of  the  Bank  of  England  in  controlling  large  aggregations 
of  capital  for  the  pm-pose  of  carrying  on  the  great  enterprises  of 
the  world.  Dui'ing  the  last  year,  the  transactions  in  foreign 
exchange,  for  which  Mr.  Stillman  has  created  a  special  depart- 
ment in  his  bank,  have  involved  the  active  employment  of  more 
money  than  is  used  by  the  Bank  of  England,  and,  in  fact,  by  any 
bank  in  the  world. 

This  bank  has  not  only  kept  on  hand  a  large  amount  of  cash 
in  excess  of  its  legal  reserve,  but  kept  almost  the  whole  of  it  in 
actual  gold  or  gold  certificates.  It  has  thus  been  enabled  at 
various  times  to  subscribe  to  a  larger  portion  of  government 
loans  than  any  other  bank  or  syndicate  of  bankers  in  the  coun- 
try, and  actually  to  pay  for  its  subscriptions  in  the  yellow 
metal.  It  has  also  been  able  to  give  the  necessary  security  for 
deposits  from  the  United  States  government  to  very  large 
amounts.  Thus  in  November,  1897,  when  the  govenmient,  in 
making  a  settlement  of  the  debt  due  it  from  the  Union  Pacific 
Raih-oad  Company,  decided  to  deposit  the  amount  in  New  York 
banks  and  thus  get  it  into  circulation,  Mr.  Stillman  promptly 
deposited  with  the  Treasury  Department  $50,000,000  of  United 
States  bonds  and  securities,  and  thus  gained  for  the  City  Bank 
the  privilege  and  prestige  of  being  designated  as  chief  depositary 
and  distributing  agent  for  the  milhons  thus  paid  over.  A  similar 
instance,  though  not  quite  to  the  same  extent,  occurred  in  De- 
cember, 1899,  upon  the  temporary  diversion  of  the  internal 
revenue  receipts  from  the  Sub-Treasury  to  the  banks. 

Mr.  Stilhnan  is  also  president  of  the  Second  National  Bank, 
and  one  of  the  leading  directors  of  the  Hanover  National  Bank 
and  the  Bank  of  the  Metropolis.  He  is  a  ti-ustee  and  member 
of  the  executive  committee  of  the  United  States  Trust  Company, 
the  Farmers'  Loan  and  Trust  Company,  and  the  New  York 
Security  and  Trust  Company;  and  a  director  of  the  Central 
Realty  Bond  and  Trust  Company,  of  the  American  Surety  Com- 
pany, the  Bowery  Savings  Bank,  and  the  Fifth  Avenue  Safe 
Deposit  Company.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Union  Pacific, 
Northern  Pacific,  Baltimore  and  Ohio,  Chicago  and  Northwest- 
em,  and  Delaware,  Lackawanna  and  Westera,  and  other  leading 
railroads.     He  has  been  a  member  of  numerous  syndicates,  one 


384  JAMES    STILLMAN 

of  the  latest  of  which  was  the  Harriman  Syndicate,  which  pur- 
chased the  Chicago  and  Alton  Raih'oad.  He  is  largely  inter- 
ested in  the  Consohdated  Gras  Copipany  of  New  York,  of  which 
he  has  been  a  trustee  for  many  years,  and  has  recently  been  one 
of  the  most  important  factors  in  bringing  about  a  combination 
of  all  the  gas  and  electric  light  interests  in  the  city  of  New  York. 
He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company. 

With  all  his  varied  interests,  he  has  always  contrived  to  find 
leisure  for  outdoor  recreation.  Since  1874  he  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  and  his  victorious  sails  have 
brought  him  many  trophies.  He  has  also  taken  great  interest 
in  farming  and  cattle-breeding,  and  has  on  his  large  estate  at 
Cornwall-on-Hudson  one  of  the  finest  herds  of  Jerseys  in  the 
United  States.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  and  is  still  an  active 
member  of  the  organization  known  as  the  "  New  York  Farmers." 
He  depends  for  healthful  exercise  upon  his  bicycle.  He  is  a 
great  reader  and  much  devoted  to  art  and  music,  and  is  a  skilled 
amateur  photographer. 

His  winter  residence  is  at  No.  7  East  Fortieth  Street,  New 
York  city,  and  his  family  divide  their  time  in  summer  between 
his  beautiful  residences  at  Newport  and  Cornwall-on-Hudson. 
Among  the  many  clubs  of  which  he  is  a  member  are  the  Union, 
Union  League,  Metropolitan,  Reform,  Lawyers',  Century,  and 
the  Turf  and  Field.  He  is  also  a  meinber  of  the  Tuxedo  Club 
and  of  the  Washington  Metropolitan  Club. 

His  private  charities  are  numerous  and  varied.  His  latest 
act  of  public  generosity  consists  of  the  gift  of  a  hundred 
thousand  dollars  to  Harvard  University  for  the  erection  of  an 
infirmary  for  students,  and  an  endowment  for  defraying  the  ex- 
penses of  its  maintenance. 


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honorable  and  brilliai> 

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business  of  iife-i^ 
associated,  and  i;. 
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practised  law  in  f  '■■ 
that  profession,  h<  . 
Assurance  Sooiet;  , 
iiess  (.liar,  v.i    '■^-  ■. .    .■ 
ear  innuagei 
years    his   h 
.  'm  .X.     Then,  in  1886,  iu^  w 
end  Northern  Michigan,  ui 
as  a  manager  of  men  and  a  writer  < 
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nored  prominence 

York  in  1880,  anrl 
■  u  connection  '.vi^h 
[he  Equ: 
ude  for 
ion  to  it. 


e  was  soon  t' 
with  L 


'V7  A  i  K- 


GAGE   ELI   TARBELL 


THE  career  of  Gage  E.  Tarbell  is  a  striking  example  of  the 
success  that  is  bound  to  follow  real  merit  and  intelligent 
and  well-directed  energy.  To  these  quahties  and  the  exercise 
of  them  has  been  due  every  advancement  achieved  in  all  his 
honorable  and  brilUant  progress  in  business  life. 

He  comes  of  good  New  England  stock.  His  father,  Charles 
T.  Tarbell,  was  a  farmer  and  lumberman.  His  mother's  maiden 
name  was  Mabel  M.  Tillotson.  He  was  born  un  September  20, 
1856,  at  Smithville  Flats,  among  the  hills  of  Chenango  County, 
New  York,  and  received  his  education  at  the  local  school  and  at  the 
Clinton  Liberal  Institute.  His  boyhood  was  spent  on  the  farm 
and  in  the  woods  where  lumber  was  being  cut  for  market.  For 
one  year  he  taught  a  district  school.  Then  he  studied  law  three 
years,  and  practised  it  for  four  years.  Finally  he  entered  the 
business  of  life-insiu'ance,  with  which  he  has  ever  since  been 
associated,  and  in  which  he  has  attained  honored  prominence 
and  marked  success. 

Mr.  Tarbell  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  New  York  in  1880,  and 
practised  law  in  this  State  for  four  years.  In  connection  Avith 
that  profession,  he  also  became  a  solicitor  for  the  Equitable  Life 
Assurance  Society,  and  developed  such  aptitude  for  that  busi- 
ness that,  in  1884,  he  turned  his  entire  attention  to  it,  becoming 
in  that  year  manager  of  the  Southern  New  York  Department. 
For  two  years  his  headquarters  were  at  Binghamton,  New 
York.  Then,  in  1886,  he  was  made  general  agent  for  Wisconsin 
and  Northern  Michigan,  with  offices  at  Milwaukee.  His  power 
as  a  manager  of  men  and  a  writer  of  insurance  was  soon  felt  in 
the  West,  and  in  1889  he  received  a  partnership  interest  in  the 
Northwestern  Department  of  the  society,  with  headquarters  at 


386  GAGE    ELI    TARBELL 

Chicago.  The  agency  of  which  he  then  took  charge  soon  be- 
came, under  his  skilful  management,  one  of  the  largest  in  the 
eoimtiy.  and  the  volume  of  business  which  he,  personally  and 
through  his  agents,  secured  for  the  Equitable  has  proljably 
never  been  surpassed,  if  equaled,  in  the  history  of  life-insur- 
ance. In  fact,  only  seven  or  eight  life-insurance  companies 
transacted  in  all  the  countiy  a  larger  amount  of  business  than 
this  one  agency  of  this  one  company  did  under  Mr.  Tarbell's 
management. 

Henry  B.  Hyde,  then  president  of  the  Equitable,  was  noted 
for  his  thseiimination  in  his  choice  of  heutenants  and  associates, 
and  achieved  his  great  success  largely  through  the  exercise  of 
this  invaluable  talent.  He  was  not  slow  in  discovering  the  value 
of  ^Ir.  Tarbell's  services  to  the  company,  and  early  marked  him 
as  one  of  the  "  coming  men "  of  the  gi'eat  corporation.  At 
length  he  concluded  that  Mr.  Tai-bell's  abihties  would  be  exer- 
cised to  greater  advantage  in  New  York  than  in  a  Western  city, 
and  in  the  home  of&ce  than  in  a  mere  agency.  Accordingly  he 
summoned  him  to  New  York,  and  in  September,  1893,  secured 
his  election  as  thh-d  vice-president  of  the  Equitable. 

Since  the  latter  date  Mr.  Tarbell  has  had  charge  of  the  entire 
agency  force  of  the  society.  The  abihty  he  has  shown  in  this 
position  is  in  accordance  with  his  former  achievements,  and 
forms  a  briUiant  chapter  in  the  history  of  the  corporation.  As 
an  evidence  of  the  way  in  which  his  work  has  been  appreciated 
by  his  associates,  he  was  advanced  in  May,  1899.  to  the  place 
of  second  vice-president,  which  office  he  still  holds. 

Mr.  Tarbell's  absorption  in  life-insui'ance  has  precluded  his 
participation  in  any  other  businesses,  or  in  pohtical  activities. 
He  is  a  popular  member  of  numerous  social  organizations,  among 
which  are  the  Union  League  Club,  the  Colonial  Club,  the  Law- 
yers' Club,  the  New  York  Athletic  Club,  the  Atlantic  Yacht 
Club,  the  Ardslev  Club,  the  Marine  and  Field  Club,  and  the 
Dyker  Meadow  Golf  Club. 

Mr.  Tarbell  was  married  at  Marathon,  New  York,  on  December 
21. 1881,  to  Miss  Ella  Swift,  daughter  of  George  L.  Swift.  They 
have  two  children.  Swift  Tarbell  and  Louise  TarbeU. 


',U    :-  aT.  t'tf^    ,-'Z:f 


FRANK  Tij.r.  >ui 

J^AILLEITER,  the  old  K^  and 

i-   you  will  find  it  often  i:  ji-ful 

-ce.     The  ancient  Counts  !eme  were  the  founders  of 

I  he  family,  as  is  witnessed  '<■  stration  of  the  surname  in 

their  heraldic  devices  for  )  rations.     One  of  the  first- 

'aiown  members  of  th^  '     -eat  possessions  from 

ae  hand  of  Charles  tJ-.  in  return  for  his  ser- 

iees  in  imiting  Normandy  witn  France,  and  his  son,  Guillaimie 

ie  Taillefer,  was  the  first  to  bear  this  name,  which  came  to  him 

"jcause  of  an  act  of  valor  and  extraordinaiy  strength  performed 

y  him  in  war  in  the  year  916.      From  liim  the  family  line 

nd  the  name  may  be  traced  without  a  break  down  to  the 

resent  day. 

TiKord  the  name   bt-came  in  Scotland,   when  some  of  the 

amily  settled  in  that  coiintry,  and  Tiiford  it  has  remained  in 

ais  country  ever  since  it  was  brought  hither  by  James  Tiiford, 

'  ho  settled  at  Argyie,  near  Albany,  New  York,  a  hundred  and 

fty  years  ago.     That  pioneer  was  a  soldier  in  the  American 

imy  throughout  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  his  son,  James 

nlford,  was  a  captain  in  the  War  of  1812.     The  latter's  son, 

John  M.  Tiiford,  came  to  New  York  in  1835,  at  the  age  of  twenty 

years,  and  served  five  years  as  a  clerk  in  the  grocery  store  of 

Benjamin  Albro.     Then,  with  his  fellow-clerk,  Joseph  Park,  he 

iganized  the  now  world-famous    grocery   house  of  Park  & 

■  ilf  ord. 

Prank  Tiiford,  the  vo-uin'  s<   son  and  business   successor  of 

ohn  M.  TiKord,  ■*  'ork  on  July  22,  1852,  and 

as  educated  in  t.  .,  :si-.wa  Mount  Washington  Col- 

'giate  Institute.  ontered  his  father's  store,  at  Sixth 


FRANK  TILFORD 


TAILLEFER,  the  old  Normans  called  the  family  name,  and 
you  will  find  it  often  in  the  early  annals  of  that  masterful 
race.  The  ancient  Counts  of  Angouleme  were  the  founders  of 
the  family,  as  is  witnessed  by  the  illustration  of  the  surname  in 
theu-  heraldic  devices  for  many  generations.  One  of  the  first- 
known  members  of  the  family  received  great  possessions  from 
the  hand  of  Charles  the  Bald  of  France,  in  retiun  for  his  ser- 
vices in  uniting  Normandy  with  France,  and  his  son,  Guillaume 
de  Taillefer,  was  the  first  to  bear  this  name,  which  came  to  him 
because  of  an  act  of  valor  and  extraordinary  strength  performed 
by  him  in  war  in  the  year  916.  From  him  the  family  line 
and  the  name  may  be  traced  without  a  break  down  to  the 
present  day. 

Tilford  the  name  became  in  Scotland,  when  some  of  the 
family  settled  in  that  country,  and  Tilford  it  has  remained  in 
this  countiy  ever  since  it  was  brought  hither  by  James  Tilford, 
who  settled  at  Argyle,  near  Albany,  New  York,  a  hundred  and 
fifty  years  ago.  That  pioneer  was  a  soldier  in  the  American 
army  throughout  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  his  son,  James 
Tilford,  was  a  captain  in  the  War  of  1812.  The  latter's  son, 
John  M.  Tilford,  came  to  New  York  in  1835,  at  the  age  of  twenty 
years,  and  served  five  years  as  a  clerk  in  the  grocery  store  of 
Benjamin  Albro.  Then,  with  his  fellow-clerk,  Joseph  Park,  he 
organized  the  now  world-famous  grocery  house  of  Park  & 
Tilford. 

Frank  Tilford,  the  youngest  son  and  business  successor  of 
John  M.  Tilford,  was  born  in  New  York  on  July  22,  1852,  and 
was  educated  in  the  then  well-known  Moimt  Washington  Col- 
legiate Institute.     Then  he  entered  his  father's  store,  at  Sixth 


388  FRANK    TILFORD 

Avenue  and  Ninth  Street,  and  worked  faithfully  in  one  depart- 
ment after  another  until  he  had  acquired  a  practical  mastery  of 
all  the  details  of  the  business.  In  1890  the  company  was  trans- 
formed into  a  joint-stock  corporation,  and  the  senior  Mr.  Tilf  ord 
became  its  vice-president.  At  his  death,  in  January,  1891,  Mr. 
Frank  Tilford  succeeded  him  in  that  office,  and  has  continued  to 
hold  it  ever  since.  Important  as  that  office  is,  it  does  not 
monopolize  Mr.  Tilford's  business  attention.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Real  Estate  Exchange  since  1873,  and  has  made 
some  extensive  deahngs  in  real  estate,  chiefly  of  an  investment 
character,  in  the  upper  West  Side  of  the  city.  He  became  a 
du'ector  of  the  Sixth  National  Bank  in  1874,  and  a  trustee  of 
the  North  River  Savings  Bank  in  1885.  In  1889  he  was  one  of 
the  organizers  of  the  Bank  of  New  Amsterdam,  of  which  he  is 
now  president,  and  he  is  also  one  of  the  organizers  and  a  trustee 
of  the  Fifth  Avenue  Trust  Company,  vice-president  of  the  Stan- 
dard Gas-Light  Company,  and  a  du'ector  in  many  of  the  powerful 
corporations  of  New  York  city  and  in  many  of  the  gas  compa- 
nies throughout  the  country.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  president  of  the  New  Amsterdam  Eye 
and  Ear  Hospital,  a  trustee  of  the  Babies'  Hospital,  and  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Grant  Monument 
Association. 

Mr.  Tilford  was  married,  in  1881,  to  Miss  Juha  Greer,  daughter 
of  James  A.  Greer  and  gi*anddaughter  of  George  Greer,  a  famous 
sugar-refiner  of  the  past  generation.  They  have  two  daughters, 
Julia  and  Elsie  Tilford.  Mr.  Tilford  has  long  been  a  member  of 
the  Union  League  Club,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Repub- 
lican, Colonial,  Lotos,  Press,  New  York  Athletic,  and  other 
clubs,  and  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution.  His  city  home  is  on 
West  Seventy-second  Street.  It  was  chiefly  designed  by  Mr, 
TiKord  himself,  and  ranks  as  one  of  the  handsomest  edifices  in 
that  particularly  handsome  part  of  the  city. 


^,  '^  /f 


CHARLES  WHITNEY  TILLINGHASi 


irable  specimen  of  the  intellifirent.  enterprisiner.  and 
■-lent  Ne-\'. 
t  built  up  ■ 
iineent  proportions,  oui  haa  also  contributed  immeasurably  to 
he  best  development  of  New  York  and  other  Btates  of  this 
I  ^nion,  is  to  be  found  m  Charles  Whitney  Tillinghast  of  Troy, 
-New  York.  He  heav^ 
hrough  desoeni,  r.i  iu 
•husetts,  ] 


l;he   names,  which   have   come  to   him 
v-iriiiliAr-i  r)ot.'i'  \n  +hp  annals  of  Massa- 

■:.Iiii- 

jiive 

,;>w  com- 

j-x  LLif  :.'  '  generation 

.  Benjamin  Allen  Til- 

i,   Massachu^'  ■; 

island.     In 

was  Miss  Julia  Wtutney, 

.  ;  entham,  Massachusetts,  a 

BcDJamin  Allen  Tillinghast 

and  to  them  was  born  the  sub- 


;es  came  i 
:  1  the  industrial, 
.  Munities  of  which 
he  Tillinghast  ft; 
'■■   'last,   who   V7L 
T^rird   lived   n 

I  of  the   v\  '■ 
of  Moses  V> 
the  Revoluti' 
ud  Julia  Whi^' 
■oct  of  this  sk: 
Charles  W- 
sland,  on  Ma;    _      .    - 
't   Lanesboro,   Massachusc: 
o  Troy,  New  York,  he  be 
nd  of  his  school-days,  ai: 
>nly  sixteen  years  old    when, 
!ie  hardware  stove  '..;■'  \V.irrens, 

:  Co.     There  he  remained,  applying  himself 
.:        siness,  and  si.ea^hiy  working  his  way,  by  sheex  j 


ist  Green^vieh,  Rhode 
.  as  education  there  an(] 
parents  having  removed 
'  '  7it  of  that  city  at  the 

in  ess  there  I-fe  was 
\   in 


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CHARLES  WHITNEY  TILLINGHAST 

AN  admirable  specimen  of  the  intelligent,  enterprising,  and 
X\.  efficient  New  England  stock  of  British  origin,  which  has 
not  only  built  up  the  New  England  States  to  their  present  mag- 
nificent proportions,  but  has  also  contributed  immeasurably  to 
the  best  development  of  New  York  and  other  States  of  this 
Union,  is  to  be  found  in  Charles  Whitney  Tillinghast  of  Troy, 
New  York.  He  bears  the  names,  which  have  come  to  him 
through  descent,  of  two  famihes  noted  in  the  annals  of  Massa- 
chusetts, Rhode  Island,  and  Providence  plantations.  The  fami- 
hes came  from  England  in  early  colonial  times,  and  were  active 
in  the  industrial,  political,  and  social  affairs  of  the  new  com- 
munities of  which  they  became  members.  In  the  last  generation 
the  Tillinghast  family  was  represented  by  Benjamin  AUen  Til- 
linghast, who  was  born  at  Wrentham,  Massachusetts,  and 
afterward  hved  at  Grreenwich,  Rhode  Island.  In  the  same 
generation  of  the  Whitney  family  was  Miss  Julia  Whitney, 
daughter  of  Moses  Whitney  of  Wrentham,  Massachusetts,  a 
major  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  Benjamin  Allen  Tillinghast 
and  Juha  Whitney  were  married,  and  to  them  was  born  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch. 

Charles  W.  Tillinghast  was  born  at  East  Greenwich,  Rhode 
Island,  on  May  23,  182J:,  and  received  his  education  there  and 
at  Lanesboro,  Massachusetts.  His  parents  having  removed 
to  Troy,  New  York,  he  became  a  resident  of  that  city  at  the 
end  of  his  school-days,  and  entered  business  there.  He  was 
only  sixteen  years  old  when,  in  3840,  he  became  a  clerk  in 
the  hardware  store  of  Warrens,  Hart  &  Leslie,  afterward  J.  M. 
Warren  &  Co.  There  he  remained,  ajiplying  himself  diligently 
to  the  business,  and  steadily  working  his  way,  by  sheer  merit,  to 


390  CHARLES    WHITNEY    TILLINGHAST 

higher  and  higher  places  in  the  estabhshment.  Forty-seven 
years  after  his  entiy  into  the  estabUshment,  to  wit,  in  1887,  the 
iSrm  was  transformed  into  a  corporation,  and  he  was  chosen  its 
vice-president,  which  place  he  held  for  some  years,  and  then  was 
made  president.  Thus,  for  nearly  sixty  years,  he  has  been  iden- 
tified with  one  business  house,  in  which  time  he  has  made  his 
way  from  the  lowest  place  in  it  to  the  highest. 

That,  however,  is  not  the  full  measm-e  of  his  activities.  He 
has  other  important  business  interests.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Troy  Savings  Bank,  a  director  of  the  United  National  Bank, 
and  a  director  of  various  railroad  and  manufacturing  companies 
at  Troy  and  elsewhere.  He  is  president  of  the  Troy  Orphan 
Asyhun,  the  Troy  Female  Seminary,  and  trustee  of  the  Marshall 
Infirmary  and  several  other  public  institutions.  He  was  the 
prime  mover  in  securing  the  Post-office  Building  at  Troy,  and 
has  long  been  a  leader  in  most  important  public  enterprises  in 
that  city.  One  of  its  most  highly  respected  citizens,  he  is  closely 
identified  with  its  best  civic,  social,  financial,  and  political 
interests. 

Mr.  Tillinghast  has  for  many  years  taken  an  active  interest  in 
politics.  He  is  an  earnest  Republican,  and  has  worked  unspar- 
ingly for  the  success  of  that  party  and  for  the  promotion  of  the 
cause  of  good  government  in  city.  State,  and  nation.  He  has 
held  no  public  office  of  a  political  character,  although  frequently 
urged  to  do  so.  He  has  preferred  to  use  his  influence  as  a  pri- 
vate citizen,  as  a  broad-minded,  liberal  man  of  affairs,  of  genial 
disposition  and  the  highest  integrity. 

He  is  an  active  member  and  warden  of  St.  John's  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church  at  Troy,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Troy  Club. 
He  was  married,  in  1852,  to  Miss  Mary  B.  Southwick  of  Troy, 
and  has  one  daughter,  Frances,  who  is  now  Mrs.  Barker. 


^  /r&?=^ 


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CHAIILES  HAi 


TWEED 


._    , -"ITE  the  absence  of  any  law  of  i.ri.-Hv.',.iiit-i)-f.  .,,•  -.nv 

>i-  ^  system  of  hereditary  dignities,  poiit  ^ 

.'•■  lioncrable  descf^"-'    -^    '     - 

-  .     7'!  be  a  wot 

of  it-giv;;nat<'  fi'-r;-;,  ,,  -; 

'  i   •   15  o  circumstance  not  passed  by  m  the  record  of  a 

''   -^  'james  of  s  Dudley,  and  Sargent,  for 

prized  i  aiogical  line  of  any  one  who 

ciuiui  Uiem. 

■'cestry  of  Charles  Hfmson  IVeed  inelvdes  (Governor 

■     ,  .p  of   M: 


..,,  of  Co 
emor  Josep}' 


lueCClcut,   witii    Ai. 
dley.      The  daiisrl 
c^rcA.  and  was 


vlassachusetts  Bay  Colony, 
by  -the  marriage,  in  1707, 
•n  of  G-overnor  Wint^brrai  of 
r  of  Qv 
.    couple 
f  eiolonel  Paul  Dudi*- 
""      father   of  Cbai-le.s  i,.  :;::•■. n 
d.  treasurer  of  the  Taunton 


;  Ma^Siiciiu^,".  ii.-j ) 

sentative  and  ISe^. 

Ti!  juber  of  the  Grove! 

Pond,  and  to  them  was  .,  ,. ...  .^ 

Calais,  Maine,  on  September  26,  1 S44,  tl 

Tlis  boyhoi 
scichusetts,  v.- 
at  Bristol  Ac 
B.  Wheelrigii 


iao  majTied  Hi. 


■4/ 


CHARLES  HARRISON  TWEED 


DESPITE  the  absence  of  any  law  of  primogeniture  or  any 
system  of  hereditary  dignities,  political  or  social,  the  claims 
of  honorable  descent  are  by  no  means  to  be  ignored  in  this  coun- 
try. To  be  a  worthy  descendant  of  worthy  ancestors  is  a  matter 
of  legitimate  personal  gi-atification.  To  be  able  to  number  among 
one's  direct  ancestors  some  of  the  foremost  founders  of  this  na- 
tion is  a  circumstance  not  idly  to  be  passed  by  iu  the  record  of  a 
man's  life.  The  names  of  Winthrop,  Dudley,  and  Sargent,  for 
example,  are  to  be  prized  in  the  genealogical  Hne  of  any  one  who 
can  truly  claim  them. 

The  ancestry  of  Charles  Harrison  Tweed  includes  Grovernor 
John  Winthrop  of  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony,  Governor  John 
Winthrop,  Jr.,  of  Connecticut,  and  Governor  Thomas  Dudley 
and  Governor  Joseph  Dudley  of  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony, 
those  families  having  been  united  by  the  marriage,  in  1707, 
of  John  Winthrop,  F.  R.  S.,  grandson  of  Governor  Winthrop  of 
Connecticut,  with  Ann  Dudley,  daughter  of  Governor  Joseph 
Dudley.  The  daughter  of  this  latter  couple  married  Epes 
Sargent,  and  was  the  mother  of  Colonel  Paul  Dudley  Sargent 
of  the  Revolutionary  army.  The  father  of  Charles  Harrison 
Tweed  was  the  Hon.  Hariison  Tweed,  treasurer  of  the  Taimton 
(Massachusetts)  Locomotive  Manufacturing  Company,  Repre- 
sentative and  Senator  in  the  Massachusetts  Legislature,  and  a 
member  of  the  Governor's  Council.  He  married  Huldah  Ann 
Pond,  and  to  them  was  born  during  their  temporary  residence  at 
Calais,  Maine,  on  September  26,  1844,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

His  boyhood  was  spent  at  his  father's  home,  at  Taunton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  attended  school.  He  was  fitted  for  college 
at  Bristol  Academy,  and  under  the  private  tutorship  of  Dr.  Heuiy 
B.  Wheelright  of  Harvard.     He  entered  Harvard  in  1861,  and 


392  CHARLES    HARRISON     TWEED 

was  graduated  in  1865  at  tlie  head  of  his  class.  Then  he  took 
up  the  study  of  law,  at  fii'st  under  the  Hon.  Edmund  H.  Bennett, 
who  was  afterward  dean  of  the  Law  School  of  Boston  University, 
and  then  in  the  Harvard  Law  School. 

Having  completed  his  law  studies,  Mr.  Tweed  came  to  New 
York,  where  he  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the  bar  in  1868,  and 
began  work.  His  first  engagement  was  in  the  of&ce  of  Evarts, 
Southmayd  &  Choate.  He  was  in  its  employ  for  a  few  years, 
and  on  January  1,  1874,  became  a  member  of  that  distinguished 
firm.  That  connection  was  maintained  until  January  1,  1883, 
when  he  withdrew  from  it  to  become  general  counsel  for  the 
Central  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio 
Railway  Company,  and  associated  corporations.  Afterward, 
upon  its  organization,  he  became  counsel  for  the  Southern  Pacific 
Company,  and  he  is  now  the  counsel  for  that  company  and  for 
the  various  allied  and  acquired  corporations  which  compose  its 
giant  railway  system ;  for  the  Centi*al  Pacific  Railroad  Company  ; 
for  the  Mexican  International  Railroad  Company ;  for  the  Pacific 
Mail  Steamship  Company ;  and  for  various  other  corporations. 

The  performance  of  the  duties  connected  with  these  engage- 
ments is  sufi&cient  to  monopolize  the  major  part  of  any  man's 
attention,  even  of  so  diligent  and  competent  a  practitioner  as  Mr. 
Tweed.  It  is  not  to  be  wondered  at,  therefore,  that  he  has  re- 
frained from  participation  in  pohtical  matters,  save  as  a  private 
citizen,  and  has  never  sought  nor  accepted  pubHc  office. 

Mr.  Tweed  is  a  member  of  numerous  social  organizations.  In 
college  at  Harvard  he  belonged  to  the  Institute  of  1770,  the  Nat- 
ural History  Society,  the  Hasty  Pudding  Club,  and  Phi  Beta 
Kappa.  Afterward  he  was  a  member  of  the  Somerset  Club  and 
the  Eastern  Yacht  Club  in  Boston.  In  New  York  city  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Century  Association,  the  Metropolitan,  University, 
Harvard,  Players',  Riding,  Down-Town,  Corinthian  Yacht,  and 
Seawanhaka-Corinthian  Yacht  clubs.  He  belongs  also  to  the 
Royal  Clyde  Yacht  Club  of  Glasgow,  Scotland. 

He  was  married,  at  Windsor,  Vermont,  on  October  27,  1881, 
to  Miss  Helen  Minerva  Evarts,  daughter  of  the  Hon.  WiUiam  M. 
Evarts,  formerly  Secretary  of  State  of  the  United  States.  They 
have  four  children  :  Helen,  Harrison,  Katharine  Winthrop,  and 
Mary  Winthrop. 


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Commodore  Vai 


Hu(i^ou  River  and  elsewhere,  and  then  in 
+1     Vew  York  Central  and  Hud- 
■  his  retirement  from  busi- 
the  country,  and  the  head 
a  in  the  world. 
'  s  succeeded,  as  the  head  of  his  great 
T  .iliam  H.  Vanderbilt.     The  latter  con- 
lished  by  his  father,  and  greatly  extended 
-•e  in  the  raih'oad  world,  and  "  I  the 

ize    of  the  Vanderbilt  fortune.      He  married   , ;  .am, 

ixughter  of  a  leadiuir  New  Yoi'k  banker,  in  whose  banking  house 
ir.  Vanderbilt  had  been  for  a  time  employed.  Commodore 
anderbilt  had  made  the  name  of  the  family  synonymous  with 
ealth,  and  had  won  for  it  an  enviable  reputation  for  patriotism 
V  his  fine  support  of  ihf.  cjovernmf^nt  in  iho.  Civil  War.  Mr.  and 
[rs.  William  H.  V  ^i)  in 

ew  York  city,     'i  .  ilei'- 


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CORNELIUS  VANDERBILT 


THE  name  of  Vauderbilt,  which  has  long  been  associated  with 
ideas  of  great  wealth,  stanch  patriotism,  generous  phi- 
lanthropy, social  leadership,  and  generally  admirable  citizenship 
in  the  repubhc,  is  evidently  of  Holland  Dutch  origin.  The 
family  that  bears  it,  however,  has  been  for  many  generations 
settled  in  this  country,  and  perfectly  "Americanized"  in  the 
truest  senses  of  the  term.  The  family  first  arose  into  national 
prominence  in  the  middle  of  the  nineteenth  century.  Its  head 
at  that  tune  was  Cornelius  Vanderbilt  of  Staten  Island,  best 
known  as  Commodore  Vanderbilt.  Beginning  as  a  farmer  at  New 
Dorp,  Staten  Island,  New  York,  he  presently  becamt:  interested 
in  steamboats  on  the  Hudson  River  and  elsewhere,  and  then  in 
the  New  York  and  Harlem  and  the  New  York  Central  and  Hud- 
son River  raih'oads.  At  the  time  of  his  retirement  fi"om  busi- 
ness he  was  one  of  the  richest  men  in  the  country,  and  the  head 
of  one  of  the  greatest  railroad  systems  in  the  world. 

Commodore  Vanderbilt  was  succeeded,  as  the  head  of  his  great 
enterprises,  by  his  son,  Wilham  H.  Vanderbilt.  The  latter  con- 
tinued the  policies  established  by  his  father,  and  greatly  extended 
the  Vanderbilt  influence  in  the  railroad  world,  and  increased  the 
size  of  the  Vanderbilt  fortune.  He  married  Miss  Kissam, 
daughter  of  a  leading  New  York  banker,  in  whose  banking  house 
IVIr.  Vanderbilt  had  been  for  a  time  employed.  Commodore 
Vanderbilt  had  made  the  name  of  the  family  synonymous  with 
wealth,  and  had  won  for  it  an  enviable  reputation  for  patriotism 
by  his  fine  support  of  the  government  in  the  Civil  War.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  William  H.  Vanderbilt  first  gave  it  high  social  leadership  in 
New  York  city.     They  built  the  famous  brownstone  "  Vander- 


39i  COENELIUS  VANDEBBILT 

bilt  houses  "  on  Fifth  Avenue,  which  for  years  were  one  of  the 
wonders  of  the  city,  and  were  afterward  surpassed  only  by  houses 
built  by  later  members  of  the  same  family. 

Wilham  H.  Vanderbilt  died  in  December,  1885,  leaving  four 
sons  and  four  daughters.  His  successor  as  the  head  of  the 
family  and  the  head  of  the  great  railroad  and  other  interests  of 
the  family  was  his  eldest  sou,  Cornelius  Vanderbilt.  The  lat- 
ter proved  a  most  able  business  man,  and  materially  added  to 
the  wealth  of  the  family.  He  also  identified  himself  with  many 
rehgious,  educational,  and  philanthropic  works.  He  was  a  valued 
promoter  of  the  Young  Men's  Chi'istian  Association  movement. 
His  gifts  of  buildings  and  endowments  to  Yale  and  other  colleges, 
and  to  hospitals  and  chui'ches,  aggregated  millions  of  dollars. 
He  built  at  Fifth  Avenue  and  Forty-seventh  Street,  New  York, 
one  of  the  most  splendid  private  residences  in  the  world,  and  at 
Newport  one  of  the  most  sumptuous  of  summer  homes.  He 
married  Miss  AUce  Gwynne,  daughter  of  a  well-known  lawyer  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Cornelius  Vanderbilt,  the  second  of  the  name, 
died  on  September  12, 1899,  leaving  five  children.  His  first  child, 
William  H.  Vanderbilt,  had  died  while  in  his  junior  year  at  Yale. 
The  second  was  Cornelius,  third  of  the  name,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch.  The  others,  in  order,  were  Grertrude,  now  the  wife  of 
Henry  P.  Whitney  of  New  York,  Alfred  Gwynne,  who  was  gradu- 
ated at  Yale  in  1899,  Reginald  C,  and  Gladys  M.  Vanderbilt. 

Cornelius  Vanderbilt,  the  third  in  direct  line  to  bear  that 
honored  name,  was  bom  in  New  York  city  on  September  5, 1873. 
He  was  educated  at  St.  Paul's  School,  Concord,  New  Hampshire, 
and  at  Yale  University.  His  rank  as  a  scholar  was  high,  and  he 
was  i^opidar  and  influential  in  the  social  hfe  of  the  university. 
In  bis  junior  year  he  was  treasurer  and  secretary  of  the  St. 
Paul's  Club,  composed  of  foi'mer  students  at  St.  Paul's  School, 
and  in  his  senior  year  he  was  a  member  of  the  Scroll  and  Key 
Society.  In  1895  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  B.  A. 
Afterward,  having  a  decided  bent  for  scientific  and  mechanical 
pursuits,  he  studied  at  the  Sheffield  Scientific  School  of  Yale, 
and  there  received,  in  1898,  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.,  and  in  1899 
that  of  M.  E.  (Mechanical  Engineer). 

It  was  only  natural,  in  view  of  the  history  of  his  family  for 
three  generations  before  him,  that  Mr.  Vanderbilt  should  develop 


CORNELIUS    VANDERBILT  395 

a  strong  practical  interest  in  railroads.  While  he  was  in  the 
Sheffield  Scientific  School  he  made  raih'oad  locomotives  a  special 
study,  and  came  to  the  conclusion  that  there  was  room  for 
fm-ther  improvement  in  the  construction  of  such  engines,  es- 
pecially in  respect  to  the  fire-box.  Upon  leaving  the  institution, 
he  decided  to  put  his  theories  into  actual  practice.  He  therefore 
secm'ed  an  engagement  in  the  service  of  the  New  York  Central 
and  Hudson  River  Railroad  Company,  the  great  corporation  with 
which  his  family  had  for  three  generations  been  identified.  He 
at  first  worked  as  a  draftsman  in  the  office  of  the  superin- 
tendent of  motive  power  and  rolling  stock,  and  there  perfected 
his  plans  for  a  new  engine.  Then  he  was  transferred  to  the  car 
and  engine  shops  at  Albany,  and  personally  worked  at  the  con- 
struction of  the  locomotive.  \Ylien  completed,  the  engine  was 
put  to  several  severe  trials,  and  then  into  regular  work  on  the 
Mohawk  division  of  the  road,  and  proved  entirely  successful. 
Mr.  Vanderbilt  also  designed  some  improvements  in  tugboats, 
and  other  mechanisms,  and  has  served  the  railroad  company 
efficiently  in  a  variety  of  directions. 

Ml'.  Vanderbilt  is  a  member  of  several  prominent  professional 
and  social  organizations,  but  has  devoted  his  time  and  attention 
more  to  business  than  to  mere  diversions.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Knickerbocker  Club,  the  Metropolitan  Club,  tlie  New  York 
Yacht  Club,  and  the  Seawanhaka-Corinthian  Yacht  Club.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Engineers'  Club  of  New  York. 

He  was  married,  on  August  3, 1896,  to  Miss  Grrace  Wilson,  the 
ceremony  taking  place  at  the  residence  of  the  bride's  father,  in 
New  York  city.  Mrs.  Vanderbilt  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Richard  T.  Wilson,  who  came  to  New  York  many  years  ago 
from  the  South,  and  have  been  prominent  members  of  the  best 
society.  Another  of  then*  daughters  is  Mrs.  Ogden  Goelet  of 
New  York,  and  a  third  is  Mrs.  M.  H.  Herbert  of  England,  and 
one  of  their  sons  married  Miss  Carrie  Astor  of  New  York.  Rich- 
ard T.  Wilson  is  the  head  of  the  firm  of  R.  T.  Wilson  &  Co., 
bankers  of  New  York,  one  of  the  foremost  financial  houses  in 
the  city. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Vanderbilt  make  their  honn^  in  New  York.  They 
have  two  children  :  ComcMus,  bom  on  April  30, 1898,  and  Grace, 
bom  on  September  25,  1899. 


ALFRED  YAN  SANTYOORD 

THE  Empire  State  of  New  York  wears  its  title  by  various 
rights.  It  is  foremost  in  population,  in  wealth,  in  indus- 
try, and  in  business  generally  among  its  fellow-commonwealths 
of  the  Union.  But  perhaps  in  no  respect  is  its  imperial  rank 
more  strongly  and  vitally  marked  than  in  that  of  commerce. 
This  applies  to  both  domestic  and  foreign  trade.  For  many 
years  about  two  thirds  of  all  the  exports  and  imports  of  the 
whole  nation  passed  through  the  single  port  of  New  York.  To- 
day the  proportion  of  exports  has  fallen  off  to  one  half  of  the 
whole,  or  a  little  less,  but  the  proportion  of  imports  is  still  main- 
tained. New  York  is  thus  not  only  the  foremost  port  of  the 
United  States,  but  it  has  a  greater  commerce  than  all  other  ports 
put  together. 

Intimately  connected  with  this  foreign  trade,  and  indeed  largely 
the  cause  of  it,  is  the  enormous  inland  trade  of  New  York,  by 
way  of  the  great  highways  of  traffic  that  cross  the  State.  New 
York  has  the  supreme  advantage  over  all  other  States  of  fronting 
upon  both  the  Atlantic  Ocean  and  the  Great  Lakes,  and  of  hav- 
ing a  splendid  hai'bor  on  each.  Another  unrivaled  advantage  is 
found  in  the  Hudson  River,  broad,  deep,  and  commodious  for 
commerce,  opening  a  great  highway  from  the  ocean  far  up  into 
the  heart  of  the  continent,  and  thence,  by  means  of  its  natui'al 
and  artificial  tributaries,  connecting  with  the  inland  seas  which 
wash  the  shores  of  the  richest  Western  States.  It  has  long  been 
a  truism  that  the  Erie  Canal  and  the  Hudson  River  were  the 
sources  of  New  York  city's  gi-eatness.  That  means  they  were 
the  sources  of  the  commercial  greatness  of  the  State,  and,  we 
may  confidently  add,  of  the  United  States.  And  the  men  who 
opened  up  that  great  highway  of  trade  were  the  commercial 
pioneers  and  founders  and  builders  of  the  present  greatness  of  the 


V,  ^''{^^K,-^     VV  ^Vv^vAX^rVTCr^^O 


^^■''*^^Xj^.--<'y(^p^>r-<^'  ~^.?^^'' 


ALFRED  VAN  SA^  ; 

^|ll-iE  Empire   State  of  New  York  wears  its  title  by 
X    rights.     It  is  foremost  in  population,  in  wealth,  i.n 
try,  and  in  business  generally  among  its  fellow-commoir . 
of  the  Union.     But  perhaps  in  no  respect  is  its  imperi:.] 
more  strongly  and  vitally  marked  than  in  that  of  gobatu 
This  apphes  to  both  domestic  and  foreign  trade.      For  n> 
years  about  two  thirds  of  all  the  exports  and  imports  of 
whole  nation  passed  through  the  single  port  of  New  York, 
day  the  proportion  of  exports  has  fallen  off  to  one  haK  of 
whole,  or  a  little  less,  but  the  proportion  of  imports  is  stilj  m 
tained.     New  York  is  thus  not  only  the  foremost  port  of 
United  States,  but  it  has  a  greater  commerce  than  all  other  p* 
put  together. 

Intimately  connected  with  this  I'  de,  andiv^ 

the  cause  of  it,  is  the  enormous  1  de  of  "" 

way  of  the  great  highways  of  traf&c  that  < 
York  h'^'^  +^"^  ■.nfYr' .  ,i  .  ;>:Tvautage  over  all  oi 
upon  V  Jcean  and  the  G-rf 

ipg  a  : 
found 
commerce,  oy^n 

the  heart  of  th'.       _    , 

and  artificial  tributaries,  com  :.e  inland  sea 

wash  the  shores  of  the  richest  \>  t-M-j  <;  oiaies.     It  ha 
a  tniism  that  the  Erie  Canal  and  the  Hudson  Ri^ 
sources  of  New  York  city's  greatness.     T' 
the  sources  of  the  commercial  greatness 
may  confidently  add,  of  the  United  S' 
opened  up  that  great  ^i-i  ■     <     ■■•'  • 
pioneers  and  founders  ai:; 


<^   ^n^CvX^r-cTD-^JO 


ALFRED    VAN    SANTVOORD  397 

nation.  With  such  a  man,  and  the  son  of  such  a  man,  we  have 
to  deal  in  the  present  brief  biography. 

The  Holland  Dutch  were  the  first  settlers  of  New  York,  both 
the  city  and  the  eastern  part  of  the  State,  including  the  Hudson 
valley  and  some  of  the  region  lying  west  of  it,  and  then"  descen- 
dants are  numerous  and  dominant  in  many  localities  there  to 
this  day.  They  have  for  generations  been  honorably  and  effec- 
tively identified  with  the  substantial  development  of  the  commu- 
nities in  which  they  are  settled. 

Alfred  Van  Santvoord,  or  Commodore  Van  Santvoord,  as  he 
is  famiharly  known,  comes  directly  from  a  vigorous  and  virile 
stock.  His  father  was  Abraham  Van  Santvoord,  one  of  the 
pioneers  of  the  transportation  business  on  the  Hudson  River,  and 
a  man  of  eminence  in  commercial,  political,  and  social  affairs.  At 
the  time  of  the  War  of  1812,  Abraham  Van  Santvoord  was  presi- 
dent of  the  then  village  of  Utica,  New  York,  and  one  of  the  most 
influential  men  in  that  part  of  the  State.  In  those  times  of  storm 
and  stress  the  Village  Corporation  of  Utica  issued  an  amount  of 
fractional  currency,  and  specimens  of  this,  bearing  the  signature 
of  Abraham  Van  Santvoord,  president,  are  still  treasured  by  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  as  precious  relics.  The  elder  Van  Sant- 
voord had  also  at  that  time  a  contract  with  the  federal  govern- 
ment for  supplying  munitions  of  war  and  for  transporting 
them.  When  the  Erie  Canal  was  opened,  Abraham  Van  Sant- 
voord extended  his  operations  to  it,  and  was  one  of  the  first  to 
send  boats  along  that  invaluable  highway.  He  removed  his 
headquarters  from  Utica  to  Rochester  in  1821,  and  finally,  recog- 
nizing the  supreme  importance  of  the  port  of  New  York,  he 
estabhshed  himseK  there,  with  quarters  in  Jersey  City,  on  the 
New  Jersey  shore  of  the  harbor. 

Of  such  paternity  Alfred  Van  Santvoord  was  bom,  at  Utica, 
New  York.  He  obtained  an  excellent  common-school  education 
in  the  pubhc  schools,  and  then,  at  an  early  age,  became  his 
father's  assistant  in  the  canal  and  river  transportation  business. 
For  this  he  was  well  fitted,  and  to  it  his  inchnation  strongly 
turned.  The  result  was  that  his  life  has  been  largely  identified 
with  that  business,  and  with  connecting  lines  of  railroad  trans- 
portation. 

He  began  work  for  his  father  as  a  clerk.     His  diligence  and 


398  ALFBED    VAN    SANTVOOKD 

aptitude  soon  won  him  promotion  and  an  interest  in  the  busi- 
ness, and  in  time  he  became  his  father's  successor  as  the  head  of 
the  business.  At  that  time  he  was  prominently  connected  with 
the  old  People's  Line  of  Hudson  River  steamers,  in  which  he  was 
associated  with  Daniel  Drew.  After  succeeding  his  father  he 
became  interested  in  an  independent  line  of  boats  on  the  Hudson, 
which  he  presently  developed  into  the  now  famous  Albany  Day 
Line.  He  also  owned  the  steamer  Mary  Powell,  which  he  sold  to 
her  present  owners.  He  controlled  a  line  between  New  York  and 
Albany,  and  built  and  operated  some  of  the  largest  and  best 
freight-towing  boats  on  the  river.  Dui'ing  the  Civil  War  he 
chartei-ed  a  number  of  boats  to  the  federal  government  for  mili- 
tary and  naval  use.  Among  these  was  the  River  Queen,  which 
won  a  place  in  history  as  the  meeting-place  of  Abraham  Lincoln 
and  Alexander  H.  Stephens  when  they  had  their  famous  confer- 
ence at  Fortress  Monroe.  Mr.  Van  Santvoord's  popular  title  of 
Commodore  has  been  derived  from  his  prominent  connection 
with  shipping  interests. 

Mr.  Van  Santvoord  has  a  multiplicit}^  of  business  interests,  to 
which  he  has  consistently  preferred  to  devote  his  attention  rather 
than  to  seek  political  preferment,  though  the  latter  has  often 
been  well  within  his  reach.  He  is  president  and  chief  owner  of 
the  Albany  Day  Line  of  Hudson  River  steamers,  and  a  tUrector, 
and  one  of  the  most  influential  in  each  board,  of  the  Delaware 
and  Hudson  Canal  Company,  the  Albany  and  Susquehanna  Rail- 
road, the  Catskill  Moi;ntain  Railroad,  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee 
and  St.  Paul  Railroad,  the  New  York  and  Harlem  Railroad,  and 
the  United  Railroads  of  New  Jersey.  He  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izers of  the  Lincoln  Safe  Deposit  Company,  and  was  vice-presi- 
dent of  each  institution  from  its  inception  down  to  a  recent 
date.  He  still  remains  a  director  of  each.  He  is  also  a  director 
of  the  Cau'o  Railroad,  the  Cherry  Valley,  Sharon  and  Albany 
Railroad,  the  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society,  the  Fourth  Ave- 
nue Street  Railroad  of  New  York,  the  Lake  Champlain  Steam- 
boat Company,  the  Lake  George  Steamboat  Company,  the  Otis 
Elevating  Railroad  Company,  and  the  Spuyten  Duyvil  and  Port 
Morris  Railroad. 

Ml-.  Van  Santvoord  has  long  been  an  expert  and  enthusiastic 
yachtsman.     In  lieu  of  a  country  residence  he  keeps  the  fine 


ALFRED    VAN    SANTVOORD  399 

steam-yacht  Clermont^  named  after  Fiilton's  first  steamboat,  and 
with  his  family  spends  much  of  his  time  upon  it.  His  city  home 
is  in  West  Thirty-ninth  Street,  New  York,  and  it  is  a  center  of 
enjoyable  domesticity  and  of  refined  social  life.  He  is  a  member 
of  various  ckabs  and  other  organizations,  including  the  Union 
League,  Century,  St.  Nicholas,  Seawanhaka  Yacht,  Atlantic 
Yacht,  and  New  York  Yacht  clubs,  the  American  Museum  of 
Natural  History,  and  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art. 

He  was  married  many  years  ago  to  Miss  Anna  Townsend  of 
Albany,  who  died  about  eight  years  ago.  She  bore  him  four 
children.  Of  these  one  was  a  son,  Chaides  Townsend  Van  Sant- 
voord,  who  became  associated  with  his  father  in  business  and 
was  a  man  of  great  promise  and  fine  acluevements.  He  became 
manager  of  the  Albany  Day  Line,  and  was  apparently  destined 
for  still  more  important  trusts  when  he  died  suddenly  a  few 
years  ago.  The  other  thi'ee  children  are  Mrs.  Eben  E.  Olcott, 
Mrs.  Wilton  Merle  Smith,  wife  of  the  well-known  New  York 
clergyman  of  that  name,  and  Miss  Anna  Van  Santvoord. 

Mr.  Van  Santvoord  has  always  been  a  man  of  essentially 
domestic  tastes,  finding  most  pleasm*e  in  the  company  of  his 
family  and  friends,  and  even  in  advanced  years  continues  to 
enjoy  to  the  full  the  society  of  yoimg  people.  He  is  also  much  in- 
terested in  benevolent  enterprises.  Among  his  many  acts  may  be 
mentioned  the  building,  under  his  supervision,  of  tht-  new  Colored 
Home  and  Hospital  in  New  York,  an  institution  in  which  his 
wife  had  manifested  a  deep  interest. 

Mr.  Van  Santvoord  possesses  a  good  hbrary  and  a  valuable 
collection  of  works  of  art,  though  he  has  not  made  a  specialty  of 
acquiring  such  properties.  He  has  in  his  long  and  active  hfe 
made  many  friends  among  the  foremost  business  and  public  men 
of  New  York  and  other  States.  Among  these  was  the  late 
William  H.  Vanderbilt,  between  whom  and  Mr.  Van  Santvoord 
an  intimacy  of  many  years'  standing  existed,  which  was  termi- 
nated only  by  Mr.  Vanderbilt's  death.  Although,  as  stated, 
he  devotes  much  of  his  time  to  his  city  home  and  the  steam- 
yacht  which  is  his  movable  summer  home,  he  also  visits  Long 
Branch,  Saratoga,  and  the  Catskills  each  year  —  places  which 
have  long  been  famihar  and  favorite  resorts  of  his,  and  where  he 
is  alwavs  sure  of  a  heartv  welcome  from  hosts  of  friends. 


ALDACE   FREEMAN  WALKER 


NEW  ENGLAND  has  contributed  men  of  "  Ught  and  leading  " 
to  all  businesses  and  professions  and  to  all  parts  of  the  Union. 
Most  of  these  naturally  trace  their  origin  to  the  Massachusetts 
and  Connecticut  colonies,  the  lines  subsequent  thereto  diverging 
in  many  directions.  The  Walker  family,  for  example,  was  set- 
tled at  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  in  1630,  and  thence  moved  to  other 
parts  of  Massachusetts,  Connecticut,  and  Vermont.  At  West 
Rutland,  in  the  last-named  State,  lived,  fifty  years  ago,  Aldace 
Walker,  D.  D.,  a  Congregational  minister,  and  Mary  Ann  Baker 
Walker,  his  wife;  and  there,  on  May  11,  1812,  Aldace  Free- 
man Walker,  their  son,  was  born. 

He  was  educated  at  local  schools,  at  Kimball  Union  Academy, 
Meriden,  New  Hampshire,  and  at  Middlebury  CoUege,  Middle- 
bury,  Vermont,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  summer  of 
1862.  He  had  for  a  year  been  impatient  to  get  ovxt  of  college 
and  into  the  army,  and  at  once  enlisted  in  a  Green  Mountain 
regiment,  in  which  he  served  through  the  remainder  of  the  war. 
In  the  summer  of  1865  he  came  back  to  Vermont  and  began  the 
study  of  law,  first  at  Wallingford  and  then  in  the  office  of  the 
Hon.  George  F.  Edmunds  at  Burlington.  His  law  studies  were 
completed  at  Columbia  College,  New  York,  and  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  and  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  this  city. 
In  1873  he  returned  to  Vermont  and  entered  an  office  in  his 
native  city  of  Rutland,  where  he  practised  law  successfully  for 
the  next  fourteen  years  as  a  member  of  the  firm  first  of 
Prout,  Simons  &  Walker,  and  then  of  Prout  &  Walker. 

Mr.  Walker  was  called  from  his  law  office  in  April,  1887,  to  be- 
come a  member  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  at 
Washington,  and  was  one  of  the  two  Republican  members  of 


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J  ^ :  J  ,.:-<  X ,s  ijxij ID  has  contributed  men  of  "  light  and  lead' 
;  o  all  businesses  and  professions  and  to  all  parts  of  the  TJi  > 
j:i>;ot  of  these  naturally  trace  their  origin  to  the  Mass.-  ' 
and  Connecticut  colonies,  the  lines  subsequent  thereto  >  ^ 
in  many  directions.     The  Walker  family,  for  example,  wajs 
tied  at  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  in  1G30,  and  thence  moved  to  c; 
parts  of  Massachusetts,  Connecticut,  and  Vermont.     At  T^ 
Rutland,  in  the  last-named  State,  lived,  fifty  years  ago,  Al( 
Walker,  D.  D.,  a  Congregational  minister,  and  Mary  Ann  B; 
Walker,  his  wife;   and  there,  on  May  11,  1842,  Aldace  F 
man  Walker,  their  son,  was  born. 

He  was  educated  at  local  schools,  at  Kimball  Union  Acad- 
Meriden,  New  Hampshire,  and  at  Middlebury  College,  Mi'^ 
bury,  Vermont,  from  which  he  was  gi-aduated  in  the  sumn; 
1862,     IT'  »ar  been  impatient  to 

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regiment,  in  which  he  servf  remainder  <■* 

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native  city  of  Rutland,  where  he  practised  h 
the  next  fourteen  years  as  a  member   ^  " 
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that  body  as  it  was  originally  ooustituted  by  President  Cleve- 
land. Two  years  later  he  resigned  his  place,  and  went  to 
Chicago  as  chairman  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Railway  Asso- 
ciation. Afterward  he  became  chairman  of  the  Western  Traffic 
Association,  and  subsequently  commissioner  of  the  Joint  Traffic 
Association.  On  September  1,  1894,  he  was  appointed  one  of 
the  receivers  of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Railroad 
and  allied  lines.  Since  January  1,  1896,  he  has  been  chairman 
of  the  board  of  directors  and  executive  committee  of  the  reorgan- 
ized railway  company,  with  Eastern  offices  in  New  York,  where  he 
now  resides,  holding  also  a  similar  position  in  relation  to  the 
auxiliary  companies  of  the  Atchison  system,  embracing  in  all 
about  two  thousand  miles  of  road. 

Mr.  Walker  was  a  member  of  the  Vermont  State  Senate  in 
1892-93,  but  has  held  no  other  political  office.  His  army  record 
from  1862  to  1865  was  as  follows :  Entered  as  first  lieuten- 
ant. Eleventh  Vermont  Volunteers  (afterward  First  Artillery, 
Eleventh  Vermont  Volunteers) ;  promoted  to  be  captain,  major, 
and  lieutenant-colonel ;  brevetted  lieutenant-colonel  for  services 
in  the  Shenandoah  A-^alley  at  battles  of  Opequon,  Fishers  Hill, 
and  Cedar  Creek.  In  1895  he  was  chosen  commander  of  the  Illi- 
nois Commandery  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion. 
Besides  the  Loyal  Legion,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan, 
Colonial,  and  Lawyers'  clubs  of  New  York,  and  of  the  Chicago 
Club.    He  has  received  the  academic  degrees  of  A.  M.  and  LL.  D. 

In  September,  1871,  Mr.  Walker  was  married  to  Miss  Kath- 
erine  Shaw  of  Wallingford,  Vermont.  They  have  tliree  children, 
Roberts,  Hai'old,  and  Ruth  Elsa. 


JOHN  HENRY  WASHBURN 


THE  family  of  Wasliburu  is  one  that  occupied  a  conspicu- 
ous place  in  England  during  the  Civil  War  of  the  time  of 
Charles  I.  It  was  then  settled  at  Washboume,  Whychenford, 
and  Evesham,  in  Worcestershire,  and  was  strongly  attached  to 
the  royal  cause.  John  Washhiu-n  of  Whychenford,  the  then 
head  of  the  family,  exluuisted  his  fortune  in  the  service  of  the 
king,  and  was  among  the  Cavaliers  who  were  taken  prisoners  at 
the  battle  of  Worcester.  His  cousin,  another  John  Washbm'n, 
of  Evesham,  came  to  this  country,  and  as  early  as  1832  was  set- 
tled at  Duxhury,  Massachusi'tts.  He  became  the  first  secretary 
to  the  Governor  and  Company  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony. 
His  desci'ndant  in  the  seventh  generation  was  Royal  Washbiu'n, 
pastor  of  the  Fii'st  Congi-egational  Cluirch  of  Amherst,  Massa- 
chusetts, who  maiTied  Harriet  Parsons,  a  descendant  of  Cornet 
Joseph  Parsons,  who  came  from  England  and  settled  at  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts. 

.John  Henry  Washbiu'u  is  the  son  of  this  couple,  and  also  a 
descendant  of  Francis  Cooke,  one  of  the  Mayjioirer  company, 
and  of  Governor  William  Pj-nchon.  He  was  born  at  Amherst, 
Massachusetts,  on  October  27,  1828,  and  was  gi'aduated  at  Am- 
herst College  in  the  class  of  1849.  Afterward  he  read  law  with 
Foote  »S:  Hodges  at  Rutland,  Vermont,  and  ^^^th  B.  F.  Agan  at 
Granville,  New  York.  He  did  not,  lu^wever,  enter  ;ipon  the 
practice  of  the  legal  profession,  but  turned  his  attention  to  the 
insm'ance  business. 

His  fu'st  engagement  was  as  a  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Wash- 
ington County  Mutual  Insurance  Comj>any,  in  IS.IO,  and  in  1854 
he  was  secretary  of  the  Bridgeport  Fire  and  Marine  Insurance 
Company.     In  lS5i)  he  entered  the  office  of  the  Home  Insiu'ance 

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JOHN  HENRA^  WASHBURN 

I'^HE  family  of  Washburn  is  one  that  occupied  a  conspit 
ous  place  in  England  during  the  Civil  War  of  the  time 
Charles  I.     It  was  then  settled  at  Washboume,  Whych'^f,: 
and  Evesham,  in  Worcestershire,  and  vt^as  strongly  attac;     i 
the  royal  cause.     John  Washburn  of  jford,  the  tli 

head  of  the  family,  exhausted  his  fortr,  ;  service  of  ( 

king,  and  was  among  the  Cavaliers  who  were  taken  prisoners 
the  battle  of  Worcester.  His  cousin,  another  John  Washbuj 
of  Evesham,  came  to  this  country,  and  as  early  as  1832  was  s< 
tied  at  Duxbury,  Massachusetts.     He  ^  -  'w  first  se  ■ 

to  the  Govenaor  and  Company  of  the  M.  tts  Bay  < 

His  descendant  in  the  seventh  generation  was  Royal  Wass  / 
pastor  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Amherst,  I*.ia> 
chusetts,  who  married  Harriet  Parsons,  a  descendant  of  Cor- 
Joseph  Parsons,  who  came  from  England  and  settled  at  Spr' 
field,  MassrHTbTiPetts. 

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herst  College  in 
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practice  of  the  legal  profession,  but  turned  his  attention 
insurance  business. 

His  first  engagement  was  as  a  clerk  in  the  office  of  thi? 
ington  County  Mutual  Insiu-ance  Company,  in  1  ^ 
lie  was  secretary  of  the  Bridgeport  Fire  and  i\l 
Company.     In  1859  he  entered  the  office  of  the  Horn 

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Company  of  New  York,  one  of  the  foremost  insurance  corpora- 
tions in  the  country,  and  has  ever  since  been  identified  with  it. 
Beginning  in  a  subordinate  place  in  its  office  in  1 859,  he  became 
its  assistant  secretary  in  1865,  its  secretary  in  1867,  and  its  \'1ce- 
president  in  1886,  which  office  he  has  held  ever  since  that  date. 
His  reputation  as  an  authority  on  insurance  matters  is  wide- 
spread throughout  the  nation.  He  has  been  president  of  the 
Tariff  Association  of  New  York,  twice  president  of  the  Associa- 
tion of  Western  Underwriters,  known  as  the  ''  Union,"  and  twice 
president  of  the  New  York  Board  of  Fire  Underwriters.  His 
address  before  the  Underwriters'  Association  of  the  Northwest, 
in  1888,  has  become  a  standard  treatise  on  the  business.  Mr. 
Washburn  has  other  business  interests,  being  a  director  of  the 
Chatham  National  Bank,  the  New  York  Mutual  Savings  and 
Loan  Association,  and  the  New  Amsterdam  Casualty  Company, 
all  of  this  city.  He  has  held  no  political  office.  He  is  inter- 
ested in  various  religious  and  philanthropic  works,  being  a 
member  of  the  Broadway  Tabernacle  Church,  and  a  corporate 
member  of  the  American  Board  of  Commissioners  of  Foreign 
Missions.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Lotus  and  City  clubs,  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  the  Board  of  Trade  and  Transportation, 
of  which  latter  he  is  vice-president,  the  New  England  Society, 
the  Metropohtan  Museum  of  Art,  the  Amherst  College  Alumni 
Association,  the  Sons  of  the  Revolutiou,  the  Society  of  Colonial 
Wars,  the  Society  of  Mayfloiver  Descendants,  the  Order  of 
Founders  and  Patriots,  and  the  Society  of  Descendants  of  Colo- 
nial Governors. 

Mr.  Washburn  was  married  on  October  17,  1853,  and  has  one 
son,  WiUiam  Ives  Washburn,  a  practising  lawyer  of  this  city. 


WILLIAM   IVES   WASHBURN 


THE  first  secretary  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  was 
John  Washbourne,  the  founder  of  the  Washboume,  or 
Washburn,  family  in  America.  From  him,  in  direct  line,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch  is  descended.  He  is  descended  also  from 
Francis  Cooke,  who  was  one  of  the  Mat/flower  Pilgrims.  On 
his  mother's  side  he  comes  in  dkect  descent  from  William  Ives, 
who  was  one  of  the  original  signers  of  the  New  Haven  Compact. 
All  these  colonists  were  from  England,  and  played  leading  parts 
in  the  development  of  the  new  land.  Of  their  descendants, 
ancestors  of  Wilham  Ives  Washburn,  no  less  than  forty-nine 
took  active  part  in  the  various  colonial  wars.  In  the  generation 
immediately  pi*eceding  that  of  our  subject,  and  stiU  surviving, 
John  Washburn  is  a  conspicuous  business  man  of  New  York 
city,  being  vice-president  of  the  Home  Insurance  Company.  He 
maiTied  Jane  Ives,  and  to  them  at  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  on 
August  30,  1854,  William  Ives  Washbm*n  was  bom. 

He  received  his  education  at  pi'ivate  schools  in  New  York 
city,  at  Williston  Seminary,  Northampton,  Massachusetts,  at 
Amherst  College,  where  he  received  the  degrees  of  A.  B.  in 
1876  and  A.  M.  in  1878,  and  at  the  Law  School  of  Columbia 
University,  under  Professor  Theodore  W.  Dwight,  where  he 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  1878.  He  also  spent  a  year  in 
the  office  of  that  eminent  lawyer  and  instructor,  Austin  Abbott, 
LL.  D. 

With  such  preparation  Mr.  Washburn  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  immediately  upon  graduation  from  the  law  school.  He 
formed  a  partnership  with  Ambrose  E.  Stone,  under  the  name 
of  Stone  &  Washburn.  This  lasted  only  a  year,  and  since  that 
time  he  has  been  in  practice  alone,  with  a  staff  of  assistants. 


WILLIAM    IVES    WASHBURN  405 

Mr.  Washburn's  practice  has  been  successfiil  in  a  gratifying 
degree.  It  has  included  a  wide  range  of  law  cases,  but  in  recent 
years  has  been  more  and  more  devoted  to  insurance  law,  general 
corporation  law,  and  law  involving  ecclesiastical  bodies. 

Mr.  Washburn  has  been  notary  of  the  American  Exchange 
National  Bank  since  1886 ;  general  counsel  for  the  Marine  De- 
partment of  the  Home  Insurance  Company  for  some  years ; 
counsel  for  the  American  Missionary  Association,  the  Congrega- 
tional Home  Missionary  Society,  the  Revere  Rubber  Company, 
the  Ammunition  Manufacturers'  Association,  and  various  other 
corporations,  estates,  and  indiWduals.  He  was  associated  with 
Samuel  Fessenden  in  the  famous  Worden  will  case  at  Bridge- 
port, Connecticut,  and  was  counsel  for  the  Madison  Avenue 
Congregational  Chiu-ch  of  New  York  in  its  controversy  with  the 
Rev.  Dr.  John  P.  Newman. 

He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Broadway  Tabernacle  Congre- 
gational Chui'ch  since  1868,  was  its  clerk  from  1879  to  1900,  and 
is  now  a  member  of  its  board  of  trustees.  He  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Congregational  Home 
Missionary'  Society  since  1885,  and  its  chairman  since  1890.  He 
is,  or  has  been,  also,  prominently  connected  with  various  other 
important  societies  of  the  Congregational  Church. 

He  is  judge  advocate  of  the  Fifth  Brigade  of  tlie  National 
Guard  of  New  York,  with  the  rank  of  major,  and  a  trustee  of  the 
Hartford  Theological  Seminary.  He  belongs  to  the  Bar  Asso- 
ciation, Century  Club,  Alpha  Delta  Phi  Fraternity  and  Club, 
Adirondack  League  Club,  Congregational  Club,  Sons  of  the  Rev- 
olution, Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  and  Society  of  Descendants 
of  Colonial  Governors. 

He  was  married,  on  November  15,  1883,  to  Miss  Carrie  W. 
Fisher,  daughter  of  the  late  Nathaniel  Fisher,  a  merchant  of  New 
York  city.  They  have  had  three  children  :  Grace  Ives  Wash- 
burn and  William  Ives  Washburn,  Jr.,  now  living,  and  Nathalie 
Fisher  Washburn,  deceased.  The  family  home  in  New  York 
city  is  at  No.  39  West  Forty-seventh  Street,  and  in  the  country 
at  "  Cedarcroft,"  at  Greenwich,  Connecticut. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  WEBB 

THE  founder  of  Webb's  Academy  and  Home  for  Ship-builders, 
a  costly  institution  of  admirable  benevolence,  reckoned  his 
American  ancestry  from  Richard  Webb,  who  came  from  Glouces- 
tershire, England,  and  settled  in  Boston  in  the  first  years  of  that 
colony's  existence.  In  the  seventh  generation  from  him,  Isaac 
Webb  was  born  at  Stamford,  Connecticut,  in  1794.  At  an  early 
age  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  famous  ship-builder,  Henry  Eck- 
ford.  After  serving  his  apprenticeship  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  two  of  his  feUow-apprentices,  under  the  name  of  Webb, 
Smith  &  Dimon.  They  built  a  number  of  noted  vessels,  includ- 
ing the  Rolert  Fulton^  the  second  steamer  ever  constructed.  In 
1825  Isaac  Webb  and  his  former  chief  formed  a  partnership, 
which  was  ended  only  by  Mr.  Eckford's  retirement  in  extreme 
old  age.  Then  the  firm  became  that  of  Isaac  Webb  &  Co.,  and 
then  Webb  &  Allen. 

William  Henry  Webb,  son  of  Isaac  Webb,  was  born  in  this 
city  on  June  19,  1816.  He  was  educated  in  the  Columbia  Col- 
lege Grammar  School,  and  began  the  study  of  marine  archi- 
tecture. By  the  time  he  was  twenty-three  he  had  built  under 
sub-contract  with  his  father  three  packet-ships  and  two  smaller 
vessels.  In  1839  he  sailed  on  one  of  these  ships,  the  New  York, 
for  a  much-needed  rest  in  Eiu'ope.  The  death  of  his  father 
summoned  him  home  in  the  following  year,  when  he  succeeded 
the  latter  in  business,  forming  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Allen,  his 
father's  old  partner,  which  lasted  until  Mr.  AUen's  retirement,  in 
1843.  For  thirty  years  thereafter  Mr.  Webb  continued  the  busi- 
ness alone.  A  record  of  the  output  of  his  yards  would  fall  little 
short  of  an  epitome  of  the  history  of  American  shipping.  Among 
his  achievements  may  be  recalled  the  building  of  the  Cherokee, 


■^ 


Ti^  .^r,-''-' 


WILLIAM  HE' 


wi:  ijT> 


''  r^H  E  fo under  of  ^'  •  adem j  aud  Home  for  t--  ■•■  ■■  - 

-li    a  costly  iBstitU'  ^imirable  benevolence,  > 

American  ancestry  from  Hichard  Webb,  who  came  ii 

rershire,  England,  and  settled  in  Boston  in  the  first 

colony's  existence.     In  the  seventh  generation  fro^ 

Webb  was  born  at  Stamford,  Connecticut,  in  1794.  '  h 

age  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  famous  ship-builder,  ^k 

ford.     After  ser^dng  his  apprenticeship  he  formed  a  \\] 

with  two  of  his  fellow-apprentices,  under  the  nai 

Smith  &  Dimou.     They  built  a  nimiber  of  noted  ve 

ing  the  Robert  Fulton,  the  second  steamer  ever  conf^' 

1825  Isaac  Webb  and  his  former  chief  formed  a  : 

wilich  was  ended  only  hj  Mr.  Eckford's  retire 

old  age.     Then  the  firm  became  that  of  Isanr 

then  Webb  &  Allen. 

Wilham  Henry  Webb,  son  of  Isaac  Webu, 
city  <?r    -Tnnf^  19,  1816,     He  was  educated  in  tl 
lege  ^• 
tectur' 

sub-contra  hips  an(' 

vessels.     In  .■o^>:/  i.:-  -.-•;•      vn  ---  ^m  lu.-oc  ships,  t' 
for  a  much-needed  rest  in  Europe.     The  death  < 
summoned  him  home  in  the  following  year,  wIm -> 
the  latter  in  business,  f onning  a  partnership  wi  i.  i 
father's  old  partner,  which  lasted  imtil  Mr.  AUeiV 
1843.     For  thirty  years  thereafter  Mr.  Webb  coir 
ness  alone.     A  record  of  the  output  of  his  yard^ 
short  of  an  epitome  of  the  history  of  At; 
his  achievements  may  be  recalled  thi;. 


^fj^/lfy^f6- 


WILLIAM    HENRY    WEBB  407 

in  1848,  the  fii-st  steamship  run  between  New  York  and  Savan- 
nah ;  the  General  Admiral,  built  in  1858  for  the  Russian  navy ; 
and  the  ram  Dunderherg,  built  during  the  Civil  War  and  afterward 
purchased  by  the  French  government.  When  he  finally  retired 
from  business,  in  1872,  he  had  built  more  than  one  hundred  and 
fifty  vessels,  and  was  the  owner,  wholly  or  partly,  of  more  than 
fifty,  most  of  them  from  his  own  yards. 

He  received  honors  from  several  of  the  sovereigns  of  Europe, 
in  addition  to  the  unmeasured  esteem  of  his  fellow-countrymen. 
He  might  easily  have  filled  many  important  pohtical  offices. 
Such  places,  however,  he  decHned  to  seek,  contenting  himself 
with  being  for  fourteen  years  president  of  the  Council  of  Politi- 
cal Reform  in  this  city,  and  with  being  for  many  years  active  in 
municipal  affairs  and  influential  for  good  go\ crnment. 

Mr.  Webb's  charities  and  public  benefactions  were  numerous. 
Foremost  among  them  is  to  be  remembered  Webb's  Academy 
and  Home  for  Ship-builders,  a  stately  and  commodious  institu- 
tion on  the  bluff  overlookhig  the  Harlem  and  North  rivers,  at 
Sedgwick  Avenue  and  One  Himdred  and  Eighty-eighth  Street, 
in  the  borough  of  the  Bronx.  The  erection  of  this  building 
was  begun  in  the  fall  of  1890,  and  on  May  5,  1894,  the  entire 
property,  of  great  cost  and  value,  was  presented  by  Mr.  Webb  to 
a  board  of  trustees,  to  be  forever  a  fi*ee  home  for  the  aged,  indi- 
gent, or  otherwise  needy  men  who  have  been  engaged  in  build- 
ing hulls  of  ships  or  engines  for  the  same,  in  any  part  of  the 
United  States,  and  for  the  wives  or  widows  of  such  men,  and,  at 
the  same  time,  a  fi'ee  school  of  the  highest  class  in  which  young 
men,  citizens  of  the  United  States,  may  be  instructed  thoroughly 
in  the  art,  science,  and  profession  of  ship-buUding  and  marine- 
engine  building. 

Mr.  Webb  Tvas  married,  in  1843,  to  Miss  Henrietta  A.  Hidden, 
by  whom  he  had  two  sons.  His  country  home  was  Waldheini,  a 
beautiful  estate  near  Tarrjdiown.  His  city  home  was  on  Fifth 
Avenue.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Century  Association,  and  the 
Union  League,  Republican,  and  City  clubs.  He  died  at  his  city 
home  on  October  30,  1899,  leaving  a  large  share  of  his  fortune 
for  the  prosecution  of  worthy  works  of  benevolence  and  philan- 
thropy. 


CHARLES   WHITMAN   WETMORE 


THE  name  of  Wetmore  is  of  English  origin,  and  is  conspicu- 
ously identified  with  the  history  of  the  English  colonies  in 
North  America,  and  of  the  United  States  which  have  been  de- 
veloped therefrom.  The  first  who  bore  it  in  this  country  came 
over  in  1835,  and  settled  in  Connecticut.  He  was  one  of  the 
seven  original  founders  of  the  city  of  Middletown,  Connecticut, 
which  at  one  time  was  one  of  the  principal  mercantile  centers  of 
New  England.  Thereafter  for  many  generations  the  family  was 
identified  with  Middletown,  though  in  time  various  members  of 
it  removed  to  other  parts  of  the  country  and  became  men  of 
mark  and  influence  in  their  respective  communities. 

Among  the  most  eminent  members  of  the  family  in  former 
generations  the  Rev.  James  Wetmore  of  Middletown  will  be 
remembered.  Beginning  his  career  as  a  Congregational  clergy- 
man at  New  Haven,  he  presently  became  a  Protestant  Episco- 
palian, and  was  ordained  a  priest  of  that  church  in  the  Chapel 
Royal,  St.  James,  London,  England.  He  afterward  served  in 
Trinity  Church,  New  York  city,  and  as  a  missionary  at  Rye, 
White  Plains,  Bedford,  and  other  places  in  Westchester  County, 
New  York,  and  adjacent  parts  of  Connecticut.  He  was  a  con- 
siderable writer  upon  theological  and  ecclesiastical  subjects,  and 
was  described  as  "  a  gentleman  of  extensive  usefulness,  a  father 
and  exemplary  pattern  to  the  clergy."  His  son,  Timothy  Wet- 
more, became  Attorney-General  of  the  Canadian  province  of  New 
Brunswick. 

The  subject  of  the  present  sketch,  Charles  Whitman  Wetmore, 
comes  from  that  same  Middletown  stock,  and  inherits  the  char- 
acteristics that  have  marked  the  family  with  usefulness  and 
success  throughout  many  generations.     He  is  the  son  of  Fred- 

408 


'OP'^:^Mt 


^x^ 


(^^^^^^]^m,- 


IHARLES   WHITMAN 

^I'^HE  name  of  Wetmore  is  of  English  origin,  and  \r- 

«-    ously  identified  with  the  history  of  the  English 
North  America,  and  of  the  United  States  which  hav. 
V eloped  therefrom.     The  first  who  hore  it  in  this  coi, ; 
over  in  1835,  and  settled  in  Connecticut.     He  was  one 
seven  original  founders  of  the  city  of  Middletown,  Co-- 
which  at  one  time  was  one  of  the  principal  mercantiL 
New  England.     Thereafter  for  many  generations  the 
identified  with  Middletown,  though  in  time  various  v  ■. 
it  i-emoved  to  other  parts  of  the  country  and  became 
mark  and  influence  in  their  respective  communities. 

Among  the  most  eminent  members  of  the  family 
generations  the  Rev.  James  Wetmore  of  Middletov,  i     v.  lii  • 
remembered.     Beginning  his  career  as  a  Congregational  clergy 
man  at  New  Haven,  he  presently  became  a  Protestant  Ej>i 
palian.  and  was  ordained  a  priest  of  that  church  in  the  CI 
K   \.:l  St.  James,  London,  England.     He  afterward  ser\ 
Triiiif.v  \  .  ™  York  city,  and  as  a  missionary  at 

White  i  ••  Hii=i  other  places  in  Westchester  ( 

New  York,  .  'ut.     He  wa 

siderable  wr:  ustical  subj 

was  described  as  '*  a  gentleman  ol  extensive  usefuln* 
and  exemplary  pattern  to  the  clergy."    His  son.  "' 
more,  became  Attorney-General  of  the  Canadian  ; 
Bnmswick. 

The  subject  of  the  present  sketch,  CliarV- 
comes  from  that  same  Middletown  stoo'  jerits  the 

actoristics  that  have  mark '-'I  +1>i>  ^  ^  ...   usefulness 

success  throughout  manv  is  the  son  of  l . 


'    \.< 


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CHAKLES    WHITMAN    WETMORE  409 

erick  P.  and  Sarah  M.  Wetmoro,  bis  father  having  been  a  pros- 
perous merchant  who  removed  from  the  East  to  seek  enlarged 
opportunities  in  what  was  then  the  far  West,  to  wit,  Ohio  and 
Michigan. 

Charles  Whitman  Wetmore  was  bom  on  October  6,  1854,  at 
the  town  of  Hinckley,  in  Medina  County,  Ohio,  and  spent  bis 
early  childhood  in  that  place.  Later  a  removal  was  made  to  the 
State  of  Michigan,  and  there,  in  the  high  school  of  the  city  of 
Marqiiette,  his  preparatory  education  was  promoted  sufficiently 
to  permit  him  to  be  matriculated  in  college. 

For  higher  educational  advantages  he  instinctively  turned 
back  to  that  New  England  which  had  been  the  home  of  his  an- 
cestors. He  went  to  Cambridge,  Massachusetts,  and  there,  in 
1871,  passed  the  entrance  examinations  for  America's  most  ven- 
erable institution  of  liberal  learning.  Harvard  University.  A 
four  years'  coiu'se  followed,  which  he  pursued  with  admirable 
success,  and  he  was  didy  gi-aduated  in  the  early  summri-  of  1875, 
with  the  degree  of  B.  A.  Then,  choosing  the  profession  of  the 
law  as  most  fitted  to  his  abilities  and  most  congruous  with  his 
tastes,  he  entered  the  famous  law  school  of  his  Alma  Mater,  and 
there,  two  years  later,  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
While  at  Harvard  he  was  interested  in  rowing,  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  his  class  crew  for  three  years,  and  of  the  university  crew 
in  his  senior  year.  He  decided  to  practise  his  profession  in  the 
great  metropolis  of  the  nation,  where  the  range  of  legal  activity 
is  widest,  the  competition  keenest,  the  requirements  for  high 
success  the  most  exacting,  and  the  possibihties  of  achievement 
most  promising.  After  spending  a  year  abroad  he  came  to  New 
York  in  1879,  and  in  1881  he  was  admitted  to  the  New  York  bar, 
and  entered  upon  the  career  which  has  since  been  so  brilliant. 

Immediately  upon  his  admission  to  the  bar,  Mr.  Wetmore  began 
the  practice  of  law  in  New  York,  and  in  1885  he  became  asso- 
ciated in  partnership  with  General  Francis  C.  Barlow.  The  lat- 
ter, like  himself,  was  of  New  England  ancestry,  but  was  some 
twenty  years  older  than  Mr.  Wetmore.  General  Barlow  had  had 
a  distinguished  career  in  the  army  during  the  Civil  War,  and  had 
since  that  struggle  been  Secretary  of  State  of  New  Yoi-k,  United 
States  Marshal,  and  Attorney-General  of  the  State  of  New  York. 
Association  with  a  man  of  so  gi^eat  experience  and  prestige  was, 


410  CHARLES    WHITMAN    WETMORE 

of  coui'se,  valuable  to  the  young  lawyer.  At  the  same  time,  Mr. 
Wetmore's  fine  scholarship  and  high  abilities,  not  to  mention  his 
youthful  energies,  made  him  an  amply  worthy  member  of  the  firm. 
The  partnership  lasted,  under  the  fii"m-name  of  Barlow  &  Wet- 
more,  until  1894,  which  was  not  long  before  General  Barlow's 
death. 

Meantime,  in  addition  to  this  conspicuously  successfiil  and 
profitable  law  practice,  Mr.  Wetmore  became  interested  in  other 
business  enterprises,  especially  those  relating  to  raiboads  and 
industrial  applications  of  electric  power.  In  1893  he  became 
president  of  the  North  American  Company,  which  place  he  still 
holds.  He  is  deeply  interested  in  the  Milwaukee  Electric  Rail- 
way and  Light  Company,  being  at  this  time  chairman  of  the 
executive  and  finance  committees  thereof.  He  is  also  a  director 
and  chairman  of  the  executive  and  financial  committees  of  the 
Cincinnati  Edison  Electric  Company  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  is 
similarly  connected  with  various  other  corporations. 

Mr.  Wetmore  has  not  held  pubhc  office  nor  sought  political 
promotion.  His  favorite  sport  and  relaxation  are  found  in 
yachting,  and  he  has  for  many  years  been  a  conspicuous  figure 
in  the  yachting  world.  Between  1885  and  1893  he  sailed  and 
raced  the  well-known  yachts  Naiad,  Isenlt,  Nameless,  and  Liris. 
He  has  been  activelj^  identified  with  race  committee  work  in  the 
Seawanhaka-Corinthian  Yacht  Club  of  New  York  since  1895,  and 
is  now  chainnan  of  that  committee  and  a  trustee  of  the  club. 

Mr.  Wetmore  is  also  a  member  of  the  University  Club,  the 
Harvard  Club,  the  Down-Town  Association,  and  the  Bar  Asso- 
ciation of  the  city  of  New  York,  and  of  the  Nassau  County  Club 
of  Long  Island. 

Mr.  Wetmore  was  man-ied,  on  October  6,  1891,  to  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Bisland  of  New  York.  They  have  no  chikh'en.  Their 
winter  home  is  in  New  York  city,  and  their  summer  home  is  on 
Center  Island,  Oyster  Bay,  Long  Island. 


.-»irffl>^    ^^— "^M^JIITN^    , 


--S)m;v^^ 


CHARLES   WIIANN 

^-  N  the  imUy-^.n  days  "before  ti  >o, 

-   the  Civil  War,  the   uame  of  -ig 

ihe   best-knowTi    in    the    great    SSouthem  lis   of   New 

Orleans.     It  was  home  by  a  man  de?.  .- -'  ■'■■■■-  ^y, 

thrifty,  and  i -i-ogressive  Scotch  stock  '.e 

a  few  of   :.         diM;   ;:■ -lU ■.-;■.  "     Mr, 

^A  haoj'  "  -v  in  Virginia,  bnt  speiU  most  <■■  ve  life 

:'i    -'•' V      -  -      Re  was  a  mau  of  numerous,  ... ...rf,  and 

5  i!  oess  in  them  ail.     He  was  one  of  the  foi"e- 

most  '■■: .  ■  '    '      '   '      '  i  of  its 

financi-  .  those 

lines  of  tv  to  the 

commercial  ,,  ns^  fa- 

miliar all  alonti  tiie  Lower  Mississippi  and  at  the  passes  of  the 

delta.      He  was  the  president,  also,  of  tho  ^     ..'  •   '  - x^^i 

company  in  tl;:i5  part  of  the  countiy.     li  .■« 

known  and  ■  ,  liiiouglioul  al.i  the 

business  w 

In  himself  Wiliiai!  -1  tne  jS'  d 

the  Cavalier.     It  wa.<  v,,w._  ■■  '  he  ;..,   ,..,. >  ...    .    ui- 

tan  strain  to  the  family  in  hi^  a  wife.     Miss  G-eorgiana 

Stickney  was  of  Mo        '  ....  ^, 

The  famous  Adams     .  i 

its  early  Presidents  and  most  va-  ni 

John  Quincy  Adams,  was  among  e- 

came  the  wife  of  William  Whann,  and  spent  much  of  her  hfe  in 
aSout^         '    •    •. 

The  .  .->  couple,  Charles  Wliann,  was  bom  in  the  city 


<>-?_<i:^.--t. 


CHARLES   WHANN 


IN  the  halcyon  days  "before  the  war,"  meaning,  of  course, 
the  Civil  War,  the  name  of  William  Whann  was  among 
the  best-known  in  the  great  Southern  metropohs  of  New 
Orleans.  It  was  borne  by  a  man  descended  from  that  sturdy, 
thrifty,  and  progressive  Scotch  stock  which  contributed  to  the 
upbuilding  of  the  Virginia  Colony,  and  which  comprised  not 
a  few  of  the  "first  famihes"  of  the  "Old  Dominion."  Mr. 
Whann  was  bom  in  Virginia,  but  spent  most  of  his  active  life 
in  New  Orleans.  He  was  a  man  of  numerous  activities,  and 
achieved  marked  success  in  them  all.  He  was  one  of  the  fore- 
most bankers  of  that  city,  and  an  acknowledged  leader  of  its 
financial  life.  He  was  the  owner  of  one  of  the  largest  of  those 
lines  of  towboats  which  formed  so  essential  an  adjunct  to  the 
commercial  greatness  of  the  city,  boats  fiying  his  flag  being  fa- 
miliar all  along  the  Lower  Mississippi  and  at  the  passes  of  the 
delta.  He  was  the  president,  also,  of  the  principal  telegraph 
company  in  that  part  of  the  country.  Indeed,  his  name  was 
known  and  respected,  and  his  influence  felt,  throughout  all  the 
business  world  of  the  South  and  Southwest. 

In  himself  William  Whann  united  the  Scotch  Cov(>nanter  and 
the  Cavalier.  It  was  fitting,  then,  that  he  should  add  the  Puri- 
tan strain  to  the  family  in  his  choice  of  a  wife.  Miss  Georgiana 
Stickney  was  of  Massachusetts  birth  and  of  Puritan  ancestry. 
The  famous  Adams  family,  which  gave  to  the  republic  two  of 
its  early  Presidents  and  most  valuable  statesmen  in  John  and 
John  Quincy  Adams,  was  among  her  blood-relations.  She  be- 
came the  wife  of  William  Whann,  and  spent  much  of  her  life  in 
a  Southern  home. 

The  son  of  this  couple,  Charles  Whann,  was  bom  in  the  city 


412  CHARLES    WHANN 

of  New  Orleans,  Lomsiana,  on  February  17,  1857.  That  was  a 
troublous  time  in  the  histoiy  of  the  nation  and  of  New  Orleans. 
Not  a  few  of  the  residents  of  that  city,  seeing  the  coming  of 
the  storm  of  war,  hastened  to  leave  it  for  a  more  secure  abode. 
Others  remained  faithful  to  it,  enduring  its  varying  fortunes. 
Of  these  latter  some,  in  turn,  afterward  sought  other  scenes 
when  the  war  had  passed  away. 

Among  these  last  Charles  Whann  is  to  be  numbered.  His 
early  hfe  was  spent  in  New  Orleans,  and  part  of  his  education 
was  acquired  there.  Then  he  came  North,  and  lived  and  studied 
for  a  time  in  Brooklyn,  New  York,  and  also  in  New  Hampshire. 
Thus  he  became  acchmated  to  the  life  and  business  methods  of 
the  North,  and  on  reaching  manhood  chose  to  make  his  home 
permanently  in  this  part  of  the  coimtry. 

His  first  business  experience  was  gained  in  the  dry-goods  com- 
mission house  of  Denny,  Poor  &  Co.  of  New  York.  There  he 
mastered  the  sound  principles  of  dealing  which  are  common  to 
all  legitimate  and  successful  Unes  of  business.  But  the  dry- 
goods  trade  did  not  suLfficiently  appeal  to  him  to  lead  him  to 
adopt  it  permanently.  New  York  was  then,  as  now,  the  financial 
center  of  the  country,  and  its  financial  operations  greatly  ap- 
pealed to  him.  Moreover,  his  father  had  been  a  banker,  and  a 
taste  for  that  caUing  had  possibly  been  inherited. 

At  any  rate,  after  serving  his  apprenticeship  in  the  dry-goods 
trade,  Mr.  Whann  left  the  fii'm  which  had  first  employed  him, 
and  secured  an  engagement  in  the  banking  house  of  Edmund  D. 
Randolph  &  Co.  of  New  York.  There  he  felt  more  at  home  and 
better  satisfied.  He  applied  himseK  diligently  to  mastering  the 
details  of  the  business  and  to  perfecting  his  knowledge  of  finan- 
cial operations.  His  career  in  that  house  was  successful,  from 
the  point  of  view  both  of  himself  and  of  his  employers. 

Nor  was  his  earlier  experience  in  another  calling  by  any  means 
improfitable.  Upon  the  face  of  it,  there  seems  little  in  common 
between  dry-goods  and  banking.  Nevertheless,  there  are  many 
principles  of  business  which  prevail  in  both,  and  which  are 
essential  to  success  in  either.  These  he  had  acquired  in  the 
one,  and  he  made  good  use  of  them  in  the  other.  Moreover, 
there  is  much  in  business  discipline  and  in  the  cidtivation  of 
the  business  faculties.     These  advantages  had  been  enjoyed  by 


CHARLES    WHANN  413 

him  ill  the  dry-goods  trade,  and  they  were  of  profit  to  him  when 
he  entered  the  vastly  different  practices  and  methods  of  Wall 
Street.  The  result  was  that  he  rapidly  rose  in  the  esteem  of  his 
employers,  and  seemed  assured  of  a  long  and  profitable  connec- 
tion with  the  firm  of  Randolph  &  Co. 

Such,  however,  was  not  his  own  intention.  He  meant  to  be- 
come the  master  spirit  of  a  firm  of  his  own.  When  a  fitting 
opportimity  came,  Mr.  Whann  opened  an  office  of  his  own,  and 
entered  upon  business  operations  upon  his  own  account.  His 
business  is  that  of  a  stock-broker,  dealing  in  general  lines  of  sound 
securities,  but  paying  especial  attention  to  sales  of  railroad  and 
municipal  bonds.  In  this  business  he  has  achieved  a  gratifying 
success.  His  place  in  the  financial  world  has  long  been  recog- 
nized as  secure  and  honorable,  and  his  office  is  a  well-known 
center  of  important  transactions. 

Mr.  Whann  has  not  found  time  nor  developed  inchnation  for 
seeking  many  extraneous  interests,  business  or  political.  He  has 
not  been  a  politician  in  the  ordinary  sense  of  the  word,  certainly 
not  an  office-seeker.  His  only  office  has  been  that  of  justice  of 
the  peace  in  the  town  of  Pelham,  Westchester  County,  New 
York,  in  which  delightful  suburb  he  makes  his  home.  That  is 
an  office  which  betokens  the  esteem  in  which  he  is  held  by  his 
neighbors,  more  than  any  considerable  participation  in  poUtics. 

Mr.  Whann  is  a  member  of  a  few  select  social  organizations, 
among  which  may  be  mentioned  the  Lawyers'  Club  and  the 
Seawanhaka  Corinthian  Yacht  Club  of  New  York. 

He  was  man-ied  in  New  York,  in  1886,  to  Miss  Lillian  A.  Mc- 
Clelland, who  died  on  August  23,  1897,  leaving  him  one  son, 
Charles  Whann,  Jr. 


CLARENCE   WHITMAN 


IN  the  foremost  rank  of  New  York's  mercantile  interests  is 
the  trade  in  dry-goods.  Not  only  is  the  city  the  great  import 
mart  for  foreign  goods,  but  it  has  long  enjoyed  equal  preeminence 
as  the  chief  domestic  market  and  center  of  distinction.  In  New 
York  are  the  agencies  and  commission  houses  of  all  the  greatest 
manufactia-iug  estabhshments  of  the  New  England  and  other 
States,  and  the  wholesale  and  jobbing  houses  to  which  trades- 
men from  all  parts  of  the  United  States  turn  their  supphes.  The 
"  diy -goods  district "  is  one  of  the  weU-known  parts  of  New 
York,  and  one  of  the  richest  centers  of  storage  of  goods 
and  of  transaction  of  business  to  be  found  in  all  the  world. 
Its  leaders  of  business  are  what  would  in  old  times  have  been 
called  merchant  princes,  with  reference  to  their  wealth,  their 
leadership  of  affairs,  and  their  dominant  place  in  relation  to  the 
whole  business  community. 

Prominent  among  the  dry-goods  merchants  of  New  York  is 
Clarence  Wliitman,  head  of  the  firm  of  Clarence  Whitman  it  Co. 
He  is  a  native  of  Nova  Scotia,  having  been  born  at  Annapohs 
Royal,  Nova  Scotia.  He  was  educated  at  Cambridge,  Massachu- 
setts, and  nearly  all  of  his  life  has  been  spent  in  the  United 
States,  and,  indeed,  in  or  near  the  city  of  New  York. 

He  was  between  sixteen  and  seventeen  years  of  age  when,  in 
1864,  he  began  business  life  as  an  employee  of  J.  C.  Howe  &  Co., 
a  dry-goods  commission  house  of  Boston,  Massachusetts.  There 
he  began  his  practical  education  in  the  business  to  which  his 
life  has  largely  been  devoted  and  in  which  he  has  attained  excep- 
tional success.  Later  he  entered  the  employ  of  James  M.  Beebe 
&  Co.,  also  of  Boston.  In  1866,  however,  he  left  the  New  Eng- 
land metropolis  and  came  to  New  York,  where  he  entered  the 

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CLARENCE   WHITMAN 

IN  the  foremost  rank  of  New  York's  mercantile  interests  is 
the  trade  iu  dry -goods.  Not  only  is  the  city  the  great  import 
mart  for  foreign  goods,  but  it  has  long  enjoyed  equal  preeminence 
as  the  chief  domestic  n  '  ■"  '  '  '•-■■'•  fion.  In  New 
Tork  are  the  ag*^noies  11  the  ffreatest 

manufacturir ' 
States,  and  x- 

men  from  all  supphes.   Th- 

""dry-goods  di^ui.-i      i^  <>'.<r-  uj    ,:i,.-    ^^,-ll-J-,  ■    •■:-     ''  ^■'■ 

York,   and  one    of  the   richest    centers   of 
and  of  transaction  of  business  to  be  found  iu  ail  the  \ 
Its  leaders  of  biisiness  are  what  would  in  old  times  hav»> 
calle<I  merchant  princes,  with  reference  to  their  wealth,  their 
leaders) !'T'  "^  -■^'■uvs,  and  their  domiaant  place  in  relation  to  th' 
whole  bu  iimunity. 


He  ;  '-en  born  at 

Roy;w,  .  ..t  Cambridge,  ^..., 

setts,  aii  been  s|M:;nt  in  the  1 

States,  auci,  "  '^    s'York. 

He  was  bet  '"s  of  nge  wi 

1864,  he  began  bll^UJeas  iii 
a  dry -goods  commission  ho  i 

he  began  his  practical  education  in  the  busine^= 
life  has  largely  been  devoted  and  in  which  he  ^  ^ 
tional  success.    Later  he  entered  the  emploA 
&  Co.,  also  of  Boston.     In  1866,  howev^ 
laud  metropolis  and  came  to  New  Y^orjv . 


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CLARENCE    AVHITMAN  415 

service  of  J.  S.  &  E.  Wright  &  Co.,  dry-goods  commission  mer- 
chants. This  fii-m  wus  in  time  succeeded  by  that  of  Wright, 
Bhss  &  Fabyan,  and  that  in  tm-n  was  reorganized  into  the 
present  well-known  firm  of  Bhss,  Fabyan  &  Co. 

Mr.  Whitman  spent  nine  years  in  the  service  of  this  house,  and 
then  left  it  to  join  his  brother,  E.  C.  Whitman,  with  whom  he 
presently  foi-med  a  partnership,  under  the  style  of  E.  C.  &  C. 
Whitman,  which  at  a  later  date  became  known  as  Clarence  Whit- 
man &  Co.,  as  at  the  present  time,  Mr.  Whitman  being,  of  course, 
its  head. 

This  firm  is  the  selling  agent  for  a  number  of  important  manu- 
factories, including  the  Ponemah  Mills  of  Taftville,  Connecticut, 
the  Stevens  Manufactm-ing  Company,  tlie  Barnaby  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  and  the  Davol  Mills  of  Fall  River,  Massachusetts, 
the  Wauregan  Mills  of  Wauregan,  ConnecticTit,  and  the  Wilkes- 
barre  Lace  Manufacturing  Company  of  Wilkesbarre,  Pennsyl- 
vania. In  addition  to  this  extensive  business,  Mr.  Whitman  is 
interested  in  several  other  enterprises.  He  was  the  organizer 
and  is  vice-president  of  the  Pantasote  Leather  Company  of  Pas- 
saic, New  Jersey,  and  is  treasurer  of  the  Wilkesbarre  Lace 
Manufacturing  Company  of  Wilkesbarre,  Pennsylvania,  and  a 
director  of  the  Trust  Company  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Whitman  is  a  member  of  the  New  England  Society  of 
New  York,  and  of  the  Lawyers',  Merchants',  Riding,  and  Union 
League  clubs. 

He  was  man-ied  at  Andover,  Massachusetts,  to  Miss  Mary 
Hoppin  Moi-ton,  daughter  of  the  late  Chief  Justice  Morton  of 
Massachusetts.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whitman  have  four  children,  as 
follows  :  Clarence  Morton  Whitman,  Harold  Cutler  Whitman, 
Esmond  Whitman,  and  Gerald  Wliitman.  They  make  their 
home  in  New  York  city,  and  their  summer  home  on  a  large 
country  estate  at  Katonah,  New  York. 


STEWART  LYNDON  WOODFORD 


THE  founder  of  the  Woodford  family  in  America  was  Thomas 
Woodford,  who  came  from  Boston,  in  Lincohishire,  Eng- 
land, and  landed  at  Plymouth,  Massachusetts,  in  1635,  and  was 
a  founder  of  Hartford,  ^Connecticut,  and  of  Northampton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, One  of  his  direct  descendants  was  Josiah  Curtis 
Woodford,  who  came  to  New  York  and  became  a  merchant.  He 
married  Susan  Terry,  and  to  them  was  born,  in  New  York  city, 
on  September  3,  1835,  a  son,  to  whom  was  given  the  name  of 
Stewart  Lyndon  Woodford. 

Young  Woodford  was  educated  at  home  and  in  primaiy  schools, 
and  then  at  the  Columbia  College  Grammar  School.  His  sopho- 
more and  junior  years  of  college  life  were  spent  at  Yale,  and  the 
senior  year  at  Columbia,  where  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  B.  A.  in  the  class  of  1854.  Since  that  time  he  has  received 
the  degree  of  M.  A.  from  Yale,  Columbia,  and  Trinity  colleges, 
that  of  LL.  D.  from  Trinity  and  Dickinson,  and  that  of  D.  C.  L. 
from  Syracuse  University.  On  leaving  college,  he  began  the 
study  of  law  in  this  city ;  but  the  failure  of  liis  father  compelled 
him  to  enter  upon  the  earning  of  a  livelihood.  For  a  time  he 
worked  as  a  reporter,  bookkeeper,  tutor,  etc.;  then  he  resumed 
his  law  studies,  and  in  1857  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  formed 
a  partnership  with  a  former  classmate  at  Yale,  Thomas  Gr.  Ritch, 
in  1858,  and  has  maintained  the  association  ever  since. 

Apart  from  the  regular  practice  of  the  law,  in  which  he  has 
been  eminently  successful,  Mr.  Woodford  has  been  much  engaged 
in  public  services.  He  was  appointed  messenger  of  the  New 
York  Electoi'al  College  in  December,  1860,  to  convey  to  Wash- 
ington its  vote  for  Lincoln  and  Hamlin.  The  next  March  he 
was  appointed  Assistant  United  States  Attorney  in  New  York. 


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'^1  ^HE  foTinder  of  the  Woodford  family  in  America  was  Thomas 
Jl  Woodford,  who  came  from  Boston,  in  Lincohishire,  ^ng- 
land,  and  landed  at  Plymouth,  Massachusetts,  in  1635,  and  was 
a  founder  of  Hartford,  (Connecticut,  and  of  Northampton,  Mas- 
sachusetts, One  of  his  direct  descendants  was  Josiah  Curtis 
Woodford,  who  came  to  became  a  merchant.     He 

manied  Susan  Terry,  and  ...  .. born,  hi  New  York  city, 

on  Septeniber  3,  1835,  a  sou,  to  whom  was  giv->n  the  name  of 
Stewart  Lyndon  Woodford. 

Young  Woodford  was  educated  at  home  and  in  primary  schools, 
and  then  at  the  Columbia  College  Grammar  School.  His  sopho- 
more and  junior  years  of  college  life  were  spent  at  Yale,  and  the 
senior  year  at  Columbia,  where  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  B,  A.  in  the  class  of  1854.  Since  that  time  he  has  receiv-  ' 
the  degree  of  M.  A.  from  Yale,  Columbia,  and  TrLiiity  collet 
that  of  LL.  I),  from  Trinity  and  T' 
from  Syracuse  University.     On   i 

study  of  law  in  this  city ;  but  the  faiku'e  o^  ;  ^ ! 

him  to  enter  up"  >  ■'•'    "'•^-"••-     ■'   ■  '  ■    ■  ,    .,  ,>  ,,,,,^    ue 

worked  as  a  iv-.  hen  he  resumed 

his  law  studies.  .•  ■.  ;io  bar.     He  formf'd 

a  partnership  V, ;  le,  Thomas  <i.  Ritch, 

in  1858,  and  has  maintained  the  association  ever  since      - 

Apart  from  the  regular  practice  of  the  law,  i"  ■ '^ ^     i'  be'  bas 
been  eminently  successful,  Mr.  Woodford  has  hi-^  i 

ii\  public  services.     He  was  appointed  nv  » i :      .v e w 

York  Electoz-al  College  in  December,  1860.  y  to  Wash- 

ington its  vote  for  Lincoln  and  llamliu.  t  March 

was  appointed  Assistant  United  States  A:  n  New  Yoi 


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STEWART    LYNDON    WOODFOED  417 

In  1862  he  enlisted  in  the  army,  became  successively  captain, 
lieutenant-colonel,  chief  of  staff  to  General  Gillmore,  colonel 
(for  gallantry  on  the  field),  brevet  brigadier-general,  and  Military 
Governor  of  Charleston,  South  Carohna,  and  of  Savannah, 
Georgia.  In  1866  he  was  elected  Lientenant-Governor  of  New 
York  for  two  years.  He  was  the  Repxiblican  candidate  for  Gov- 
ernor of  New  York  in  1870,  and  was  really  elected,  but  was 
counted  out  by  the  fraudulent  work  of  the  Tweed  Ring  in 
favor  of  John  T.  Hoffman.  In  1872  he  was  elected  to  Congress 
from  the  Third  District  of  New  York,  and  the  same  year  was 
chosen  elector  at  large,  and  was  president  of  the  New  York  Elec- 
toral College  which  voted  for  President  Grant  for  a  second  term. 
In  1875  he  aided  the  Repubhcans  of  Ohio  in  their  great  fight  for 
sound  money,  and  by  his  debate  with  General  Thomas  Ewing 
tm-ned  the  scale  in  their  favor.  From  1877  to  1883  he  was 
United  States  District  Attorney  in  New  York.  In  1896  he  was 
one  of  the  commissioners  who  prepared  the  charter  for  the  en- 
larged city  of  New  York.  In  1897  he  was  sent  b\  President 
McKinley  as  minister  to  Spain,  and  served  with  distinction  in 
the  trying  times  before  the  war  with  that  country.  On  the  sev- 
ering of  diplomatic  relations  with  Spain,  on  April  21,  1898,  he 
left  Madrid  and  returned  to  New  York,  where  he  resumed  the 
practice  of  his  profession  with  his  old  firm. 

Mr.  Woodford  is  a  director  and  general  couns-^l  of  the  Metro- 
politan Life  Insurance  Company,  a  trustee  of  the  Frankhn  Trust 
Company  and  the  City  Savings  Bank,  and  resident  American 
trustee  of  the  Svea  Fire  and  Life  Insurance  Company  of  Swe- 
den. He  is  a  member  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion, 
the  Military  Order  of  Foreign  Wars,  the  Society  of  Colonial 
Wars,  the  New  England  Society,  the  Sons  of  the  American  Rev- 
olution, the  Order  of  Founders  and  Patriots,  the  University, 
Lawyers',  Union  League  (Brooklyn),  and  Hamilton  clubs,  and 
the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Society. 

He  was  married,  on  October  15,  1857,  to  Miss  Julia  Evelyn 
Capen.  They  have  had  one  son  and  three  daughters,  of  whom 
only  one  daughter,  Miss  Susan  Curtis  Woodford,  now  survives. 
Mrs.  Woodford  died  on  June  14, 1899. 


A.  M.  YOUNG 

ONE  of  the  most  prominent  and  energetic  leaders  in  the 
electrical  field  is  Alden  M.  Young  of  New  York.  Mr. 
Young  is  a  native  of  New  York  State,  ha\iug  been  born  at 
Hadley,  Saratoga  County,  September  6,  1853.  After  receiving 
a  good  early  education,  he  began  work  as  a  telegrapher  in  the 
employment  of  the  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Telegraph  Company,  at 
Fort  Plain,  New  York,  wliere  he  took  charge  of  the  local  office. 
His  advancement  was  rapid,  and  in  quick  succession  he  held  the 
position  of  manager  at  Saratoga  in  1871,  Syracuse  in  1872,  Albany 
in  1873,  and  Buffalo  in  1874-77.  He  was  but  just  twenty-one 
years  of  age  when  he  assumed  charge  of  the  Buffalo  office.  In 
1878  he  was  transferred  to  New  York  city,  where  he  remained 
imtil  1880.  Mr.  Young  then  made  his  residence  at  Waterbury, 
Connecticut,  and  organized  a  telephone  company.  He  acted  as 
its  manager  for  ten  years.  Having  become  interested  in  electric 
lighting,  Mr.  Young,  about  1890,  organized  in  Waterbury  its 
tu'st  and  only  electric-lighting  company.  From  that  time  on  his 
interests  in  electrical  companies  have  rapidly  increased.  Having 
gained  control  in  1892  of  the  old  Waterbury  Horse  Railroad 
Company,  he  reorganized  it  into  the  Waterbury  Traction  Com- 
pany, and  later  merged  it  with  the  lighting  company.  This  con- 
solidated company,  in  which  Mr.  Young  retained  a  controlling 
interest,  now  operates  all  the  street-cai's  and  electric  lights  in 
Waterbury. 

To  increase  further  his  business  the  New  England  Engineering 
Company,  of  which  Mr.  Young  is  the  president,  was  incorpo- 
rated in  1890  in  Waterbury.  It  conducts  an  immense  business 
in  installing  electric-light  plants,  railways,  and  power  stations. 
The  plants  are  in  New  London,  Norwich,  and  a  dozen  other  towns 

418 


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A.  M.  YOUNG 

of  the  most  prominent  and  energetic  leaders  in  the 
\-J  c-iectrieal  field  is  Alden  M.  Young  of  New  York.  Mr. 
Young  is  a  native  of  New  York  State,  having  been  born  at 
Hadley,  Saratoga  County,  September  6,  1853.  After,  receiving 
a  good  early  education,  he  bf"  -  .-  --  -..  ..  ^ -biographer  in  the 
employment  of  the  Atlantic  ui  >h  Company,  at 

Fort  Plain,  New  York,  wl  he  local  office. 

His  advancement  was  rap^  -ion  he  held  the 

position  of  manager  at  Saratoga  m  1871,  Syraciise  in  1872,  Albany 
in  1873,  and  Buffalo  in  1874-77.  He  was  but  just  twenty-one 
years  of  age  when  he  assumed  charge  of  the  Buffalo  office.  In 
1878  he  was  transferred  to  New  York  city,  where  he  remained 
until  1880.  Mr.  Young  then  made  his  residence  at  Waterbury, 
Connecticut,  and  organized  a  telephone  company.  He  acted  as 
its  manager  for  ten  years.  Having  become  interesi^u  iii  cloctri  • 
lighting,  Mr.  Young,  about  1890,  organized  iii 

tirsi        ■       '      '       "lighting  company.     Fi 

int;  impanii^s  have  rapid]-. 

gaiueu 

Compai.,- 

pany,  and  later  n 

vSolidated  compam,  m   .m-.:-.  m    .i:,   a.-lh-i.^  i\;i,..ii.-  :  a  ..v.. 

interest,  now  operates  all  the  street-cars  and  electric  hg 

Waterbury. 

To  increase  further  his  business  the  New  England  Engi? 
Company,  of  which  Mr.  Young  is  the  president,  w;i 
rated  in  1890  in  Watei-'  '^i-       Tt  conducts  an  immen?^' 
in  installing  electric-  ts,  railways,  and  pow' 

Tlie  plants  are  in  New  i^onaou,  Norwich,  and  a  dozen  < 

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A.    M.    YOUNG  419 

in  Connecticut,  in  Palmer,  Massachusetts,  in  Poughkeepsie  and 
several  other  New  York  towns,  and  in  Patersou,  Elizabeth,  Do- 
ver, Somerville,  Momstown,  and  Boonton,  New  Jersey. 

In  addition  to  being  president  of  the  New  England  Engineer- 
ing Company,  Mr.  Young  is  secretary  of  the  Waterbury  Trac- 
tion Company,  president  of  the  Central  Railway  and  Electric 
Company  of  New  Britain,  Connecticut;  secretary  of  the  Nor- 
wich (Connecticut)  Gas  and  Electric  Company,  and  an  officer  in 
a  dozen  or  more  similar  companies.  One  of  the. latest  and  most 
successful  of  Mr.  Young's  enterprises  is  the  Kings  County  Elec- 
tric Light  and  Power  Company.  He  purchased  the  franchise 
of  this  company  in  May,  1897.  It  was  not  long  before  he  suc- 
ceeded in  interesting  some  of  the  wealthy  men  of  Brooklyn  and 
Manhattan  and  organized  a  strong  company.  Its  directors  were 
Fehx  Campbell,  president;  W.  J.  Wilson,  vice-president  and 
treasurer ;  E.  F.  Peck,  secretary ;  and  Seth  L.  Keeny,  Silas  B. 
Butcher,  Wilham  Berri,  J.  S.  Williams,  Hugh  J.  Grant,  Walton 
Ferguson,  Jr.,  Charles  Cooper,  and  George  E.  Ten-y. 

With  a  capital  of  two  million  five  hundred  thousand  dollars, 
almost  unlimited  backing,  and  new  and  improved  methods  of 
installing  electric-lighting  plants  and  of  distributing  the  cur- 
rent in  improved  conduits,  the  new  company  immediately  loomed 
up  as  a  most  formidable  rival  of  the  old  Edison  Company.  Its 
brick  power-house,  which  is  now  completed,  occupies  a  site  one 
hundred  and  sixty-five  by  two  hundred  and  twenty-five  feet 
at  Gold  Street  and  the  East  River.  It  is  equipped  throughout 
with  most  improved  and  effective  machinery.  This  company 
now  controls  all  the  electric-lighting  companies  of  Brooklyn, 
and  is  one  of  the  most  powerful  organizations  of  its  kind  in  the 
United  States. 

Mr.  Young's  latest  enterprise  is  the  consolidation  of  the  elec- 
tiic-light,  gas,  and  electric-railway  companies  of  Connecticut. 
A  company  has  been  formed  which,  under  the  name  of  the  Con- 
necticut Lighting  and  Power  Company,  already  controls  some  of 
the  largest  and  most  successful  companies  of  the  State. 

In  1898,  Mr.  Young  was  elected  president  of  the  National 
Electric  Light  Association,  an  organization  representing  two 
thirds  of  the  electric-lighting  interests  in  this  countiy. 


GEORGE  WASHINGTON  YOUNG 

THE  ancestors  of  George  Washington  Young  were  of  the 
race  known  as  Scotch-Irish.  His  parents  were,  however, 
thoroughly  Americanized,  and  from  the  name  they  gave  to  him 
it  is  evident  that  they  meant  him  to  be  a  genuine  American 
citizen.  His  father  was  Peter  Y^oung,  whose  occupation  was 
that  of  night  superintendent  of  the  great  soap  factory  of  Colgate 
&  Co.,  in  Jersey  City,  New  Jersey.  Peter  Young  married  Miss 
Mary  Ci"Osby,  and  the  two  made  their  home  in  Jersey  City. 

Of  such  parentage  George  Washington  Young  was  horn,  in 
Jersey  City,  on  July  1,  1864.  His  boyhood  was  spent  at  home, 
and  his  education  was  begun  in  the  common  schools  of  the  city. 
In  due  time  he  was  promoted  to  the  high  school,  and  completed 
its  course  with  credit  to  himself.  Thence  he  went  to  the  Scien- 
tific School  of  the  Cooper  Institute  in  New  York,  and  completed 
its  course. 

It  is  not  to  be  supposed,  however,  that  dming  these  years  he 
had  nothing  to  do  but  study  his  books  and  recite  his  lessons. 
The  family  was  in  too  narrow  circumstances  for  that.  It  was 
necessary  for  him  at  an  early  age  to  engage  in  some  wage-earn- 
ing occupation,  and  to  combine  practical  business  activities  with 
his  schoohng. 

He  was  only  thirteen  years  old  when  he  was  employed  as  an 
office  boy  by  the  law  firm  of  L.  &  A.  Zabriskie  of  Jersey  City. 
It  was  a  good  opportunity  for  him  to  study  law  and  make  his 
way  into  that  profession.  But  that  was  not  to  his  liking,  and  he 
presently  entered  the  employ  of  the  Hudson  Coimty  Bank  of 
Jersey  City. 

At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  aspired  to  enter  the  military 
service  of  the  country,  and  accordingly  entered  a  competitive 


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Jl    race  known  as  Scotcli-Irisli.      His 
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&  Co.,  in  Jersey  v^.;  rried  ;m.. 

Mary  Crosby,  and  the  Oity. 

Of  such  parentage  George  Vv'asLiiugton  Yuung  was  bor 
Jersey  City,  on  July  1,  1864.  His  boyhood  was  spent  at  i 
and  his  education  was  begim  in  the  common  schools  of  th. 
In  due  time  he  was  promoted  to  the  high  school,  and  eomi 
its  course  with  credit  to  himself.  Thence  he  went  to  the  ■ 
tific  School  of  the  Cooper  Institute  in  New  York,  and  com: 
its  course. 

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office  boy  by  the  law  firm  of  L.  &  A.  Zabriskie 
good.opportimity  for  him  to  study  ' 
i-bat  profession.     But  that  was  not 
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GEORGE  WASHINGTON  YOUNG  421 

examination  for  appointment  to  a  cadetship  in  the  United 
States  Military  Academy  at  West  Point.  In  this  the  thorough- 
ness of  his  schooling  served  him  well.  He  was  successful  over 
all  competitors,  and  received  his  commission  as  a  cadet  from 
President  Arthm-.  But  a  little  later  his  father  died,  and  a 
change  of  plans  became  necessary,  and  therefore  he  relinquished 
the  cadetship,  and  remained  in  the  banking  business. 

At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  was  promoted  to  the  position  of 
receiving  teller.  Three  years  later  he  became  secretary  and 
treasm-er  of  the  Title  Guaranty  and  Trust  Company  of  Jersey 
City.  This  was  rapid  progress  for  so  young  a  man,  but  it  was 
based  upon  solid  merit,  and  was  followed  by  further  promotion. 
At  twenty-eight  he  filled  a  still  mort^  important  place  in  a  much 
larger  field,  being  vice-president  and  treasurer  of  the  United 
States  Mortgage  and  Trust  Company. 

Mr.  Young  has  various  other  business  interests  of  no  httle 
magnitudes.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Brooklyn  Wharf  and 
Warehouse  Company,  the  Long  Island  Railroad  Company,  and 
numerous  other  concerns.  To  all  of  these  he  has  devoted  a  con- 
siderable amount  of  attention,  and  his  influence  is  felt  in  the 
affairs  of  all. 

Mr.  Young  has  never  held  public  office,  nor  permitted  the  use 
of  his  name  as  a  candidate  for  any,  but  is  content  with  the  status 
of  a  private  citizen. 

He  is  a  member  of  a  number  of  prominent  clubs  in  New  York, 
including  the  Lawyers',  the  Players',  the  Colonial,  the  Racquet 
and  Tennis,  the  Down-Town,  the  Democratic,  the  Ardsley,  and 
others. 

He  was  married  in  Jersey  City,  on  November  28, 1889,  to  Miss 
Natahe  Bray  of  that  city.  They  have  two  children :  Dorothy, 
aged  six  years,  and  George  Washington,  Jr.,  aged  three  years.